Choose the correct answer for each question. You should aim for 90% or more for this quiz

1. What is representative sampling? Tick any which apply

   1. A sample chosen to be typical of a wider target population
   2. A sample which uses sampling frames
   3. A sample chosen for easy access
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2. Why is sampling necessary? Choose any which apply

   1. Sociologists always want to study small groups if this is possible
   2. It is expensive and time-consuming to study a whole population
   3. It is not usually possible to access a whole population
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3. What two of the following are representative samples?

   1. Cluster samples
   2. Random samples
   3. Snowball samples
   4. Systematic samples
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4. What is a sampling frame?

   1. A random sample
   2. A target population
   3. An up-to-date list of a target population
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5. Which of the following are examples of non-representative sampling? Choose any which apply

   1. Purposive sampling
   2. Systematic sampling
   3. Stratified sampling
   4. Snowball sampling
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6. Which of the following are examples of a possible sampling frame? Choose any which apply

   1. Electoral Register
   2. Telephone Directory
   3. Cluster Sample
   4. Census
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7. You are asked to study a sample of Birmingham schools with the best and worst GCSE results. Which of the following would you need to obtain such a representative sample? Choose all those which apply

   1. A list of Birmingham schools
   2. A copy of the league tables for Birmingham schools
   3. Permission from the schools
   4. An ethical approach to the research
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8. Which of the following apply to a cluster sample? Choose any which apply

   1. It is based on personal contact
   2. It is used where a population is widely dispersed and may be hard to get hold of
   3. It uses a sampling frame
   4. It is an example of representative sampling
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9. Sampling frames are always necessary in research

   1. True
   2. False
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10. Which of the following is a type of sample which is deliberately unrepresentative, rather than being used because it is difficult to obtain a representative sample?

    1. A snowball sample
    2. A purposive sample
    3. A stratified sample
    4. A random sample
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