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Caiter2013

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Psychological studies involve the use of many variables. Which of the following variables could bias research findings?
 
  a. independent
  b. extraneous
  c. nuisance
  d. both B and C

Question 2

Linda is conducting a survey to evaluate the eating habits of customers at fast food restaurants. She knows that people eat at the restaurant for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
 
  Therefore, she plans to randomly sample participants from each of these groups. This process is known as probability sampling.
 
  a. simple
  b. stratified
  c. systematic
  d. quota


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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
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