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eruditmonkey@yahoo.com · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

A representative sample is one that

a. contains every possible score on the dependent variable.
b. accurately reflect the characteristics of the population.
c. is based on a systematic selection of participants.
d. is also known as a biased sample.

Question 2

The logic behind samples and populations is that

a. measuring the population is usually the desirable approach.
b. the scores in a sample can be used to estimate the scores we would expect to find if we could measure a population.
c. it is much less expensive to measure a sample than to measure an entire population.
d. there is no need to measure an entire population because any sample produces the same results.