Sampling Methods
This method identifies a population of interest and randomly selects from that population to derive a sample
Random sampling
This broad category of variable deals with numbers which have inherent value
Quantitative
This broad category of variables deals with groups of data which have no inherent order, numerical value, and are represented by groups
Categorical
This sampling methods randomly selects a number of individuals from strata from a larger population
Stratified
US Dollars is an example of, broadly, a ______ variable and more specifically a ______ variable.
quantitative; continuous
Finishing spot in a race is an example of which variable
Ordinal
This sampling method creates a pattern to sample random individuals from a population (i.e., selecting every fifth individual)
Systematic
The number of people in a room (or anywhere) is an example of a _____ variable, and more specifically a _______ variable
quantitative; discreet
A nominal variable a variable which___
The categories have no inherent order
This sampling method takes groups from a single population and samples the entirety of this subgroup
Cluster
This kind of variable is counted, and only takes on a set of values that are distinct and countable.
Discreet
A subcategory of nominal variable, this variable ranges from things like SSN to KSU ID
Identifier
If you are told to collect data for a class and you choose to collect data from individuals within your classes, which kind of sampling method have you conducted
Convenience
This variety of quantitative variable can take on any value within a given range (distinct because of its decimal places)
Continuous
In hierarchical form, list the broadest categories of variable to the most specific (Hint, you should list 7 kinds of variable in all)
Quantitative Qualitative Discreet Continuous Ordinal Nominal
Identifier