Professor Howlick is studying incoming (freshmen) student drinking behavior at Boozemen State University in Boozemen, Kansas. Every incoming freshman is required to have a university email address. After obtaining a list of all incoming freshmen students email addresses, he numbered every email address from 1 to 4,000. Using a random-number table, he obtained a sample of 200 freshman email addresses. He then emailed students requesting them to take an online survey. He also had two follow-up email reminders. A total of 180 students took the online survey. What type of sampling did Professor Howlick use?

Professor Smith wants to study sexual deviancy in men ages 15 – 45. What type of sampling might he reference?

A positive relationship is when

When a research study is said to be generalizable to a diverse range of social settings, it is said that this study has good:

Michelle Stump is an honor student and wants to investigate how “love” was portrayed in 1970s disco music. Ms. Stump analyzed the lyrics of all disco music in the Billboard Top 100 from January 1976-December 1981. What kind of research is Ms. Stump conducting?

Vince wants to draw a sample of people in Illinois who own 1960s Schwinn Sting-Ray children’s bicycles, a collector’s item. There is no list of the people, but there is an informal network (acquaintances) of Sting-Ray owners. What type of sampling should Vince use?

A survey format that is used to persuade an individual to do something is called a(n)?

A researcher needs all of the following to make a casual statement, EXCEPT

Learning how to conduct social research will help students________:

Dr. Horse developed a measure of “quality of city life.” He included measures of many factors, including tax rate, quality of school system, cultural and recreational opportunities, pollution, traffic congestion, crime rate, and health care availability for 100 U.S. cities to get a score for each. Dr. Horse created a(n)