« previous next »

Author Question: What is meant by a self-selected sample? Why are self-selected samples not ... (Read 168 times)

ghost!

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 560
on: Jun 24, 2018
What is meant by a self-selected sample? Why are self-selected samples not desirable?

Question 2

____________________ sampling is particularly useful when it is difficult or costly to develop a complete list of the population members.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


bulacsom

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 329
Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A self-selected sample is a sample formed primarily on the basis of voluntary inclusion, with little control by the designer of the survey. Self-selected samples are usually biased, because those who participate are more interested in the issue than those who don't, and therefore probably have a different opinion.

Answer to Question 2

Cluster


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.

Did you know?

Although not all of the following muscle groups are commonly used, intramuscular injections may be given into the abdominals, biceps, calves, deltoids, gluteals, laterals, pectorals, quadriceps, trapezoids, and triceps.

Did you know?

In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.

Did you know?

The most common childhood diseases include croup, chickenpox, ear infections, flu, pneumonia, ringworm, respiratory syncytial virus, scabies, head lice, and asthma.

Did you know?

Your skin wrinkles if you stay in the bathtub a long time because the outermost layer of skin (which consists of dead keratin) swells when it absorbs water. It is tightly attached to the skin below it, so it compensates for the increased area by wrinkling. This happens to the hands and feet because they have the thickest layer of dead keratin cells.

Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
Selected Minerals: Food Sources, Functions, and Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms (continued) Selected Minerals: Food Sources, Functions, and Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms (continued)
Sample Advance Directive Cont. Sample Advance Directive Cont.
A sample flow sheet. A sample flow sheet.
Selected Human Viral Diseases Selected Human Viral Diseases
Sample prescriptions of antibiotics for dental infections. Sample prescriptions of antibiotics for dental infections.
Video: Uterine (menstrual) cycle - phases

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library