Tag: Sociology Mcqs With Answers

(A) All young single mothers at that university
(B) All young single mothers in that society
(C) All single mothers in all universities
(D) All young women in that university

(A) The researcher chooses who to approach and so might bias the sample
(B) Those who are available to be surveyed in public places are unlikely to constitute a representative sample
(C) The random selection of units makes it possible to calculate the standard error
(D) It is a relatively fast and cheap way of finding out about public opinions

(A) Access deviant or hidden populations
(B) Theorise inductively in a qualitative study
(C) Overcome the problem of not having an accessible sampling frame
(D) All of the above

(A) Snowball sampling
(B) Stratified random sampling
(C) Quota sampling
(D) Convenience sampling

(A) It reduces the sampling error
(B) It increases the sampling error
(C) It has no effect on the sampling error
(D) None of the above

(A) The normal distribution of scores around the sample mean
(B) The extent to which a sample mean is likely to differ from the population mean
(C) The clustering of scores at each end of a survey scale
(D) The degree to which a sample has been accurately stratified

(A) The population is widely dispersed geographically
(B) You have limited time and money available for travelling
(C) You want to use a probability sample in order to generalise the results
(D) All of the above

(A) From a random starting point, every nth unit from the sampling frame is selected
(B) A non-probability strategy is used, making the results difficult to generalize
(C) The researcher has a certain quota of respondents to fill for various social groups
(D) Every unit of the population has an equal chance of being selected