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fahad

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If a researcher wants to sample from a population using a stratified random procedure, the larger a stratum (singular for strata) is within a population, the _____.
 
  a. fewer individual the researcher will select with those characteristics
  b. larger will be the final sample size
  c. more individuals the researcher will select with those characteristics
  d. smaller will be the final sample size

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In order to estimate the height of all students at your university, let's assume you have measured the height of all psychology majors at the university. If you had measured the height scores of all students at your university, the average (mean) of these scores would constitute a _________.
 
  a. population c. parameter
  b. sample d. statistic


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Brummell1998

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Sampling is proportional from strata: more individual are selected from larger strata.

Answer to Question 2

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fahad

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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