Sampling Method - HL

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Across
  1. 6. The sample matches the make-up of the population. Participants from within various subgroups of the population are randomly selected.
  2. 7. From a random sample, it is easier to generalize our ____ to the larger population
  3. 11. The researchers coined the acronym WEIRD to describe the population studied by psychologists: Western Educated _____ Rich Democratic.
  4. 13. a sample which is 30% male and 70% female which is the composition of your high school's population is an example of a ___ sample
  5. 14. Participants are selected based on naturally occurring groups
Down
  1. 1. If a researcher does a study at your school and asks for volunteers, but only psychology students sign up to take part, what is the problem of this study?
  2. 2. It is difficult to make _____ in a volunteer sample
  3. 3. Participants volunteer - usually in response to an advertisement in the local community or over the Internet.
  4. 4. A random sample aims at getting rid of ___, but it is not always successful
  5. 5. Methods of selecting participants for a study where each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected. This can be done with a random number generator or by pulling names out of a hat.
  6. 8. Participants recruit other participants for a study.
  7. 9. it may be ___ to access research participants in a snowball sample
  8. 10. A benefit of a volunteer sample is that it is__
  9. 12. The goal in sampling is to obtain a sample that is ____ of the target population.