Author Question: It is important that archaeological survey samples be random for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ... (Read 83 times)

asmith134 · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

It is important that archaeological survey samples be random for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

a. otherwise the samples would be biased, with certain parts of the sample over- or under-represented, and therefore the final results would be biased.
b. random sampling provides the only way for archaeologists to collect meaningful negative evidence.
c. random sampling allows statistical analysis.
d. a biased sampling design will never allow archaeologists to know if results are meaningful
e. random sampling allows some sites to be overrepresented and others to be underrepresented in the sample

Question 2

Gumshoe survey is a good way to

a. find rare or spectacular sites.
b. find the more common sites such as small lithic or potsherd scatters.
c. design the context necessary for interpreting rare or spectacular sites.
d. obtain a 100 reconnaissance of a particular region.
e. poll ranchers on their opinions about allowing archaeologists to investigate their land