Week 1 Flashcards
Key Ideas
1
Q
What is the first step of the research process?
A
Select a Topic
2
Q
What is a “population”?
A
A entire group the researcher is interested in
3
Q
What is a “sample”?
A
A sub-group of the population used to generate data
4
Q
What does a “Nonprobability-based” sample?
A
4
Q
What does a “probability-based” sample mean?
A
Each potential case has a known, non-zero chance of
inclusion
5
Q
What are Inferential
Statistics?
A
They test theories, model patterns, and make predictions
5
Q
What are Descriptive
Statistics?
A
They describe things, and compare groups and variables across time
5
Q
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