Statistics that allow researchers to generalize to a population from a sample are called______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. If a broad spectrum of the population is surveyed at a given time the study is called______________?

   A. longitudinal
   B. inferential
   C. descriptive
   D. cross sectional

2. If population growth in the underdeveloped nations continues unabated in 2050 world population will be______________?

   A. 6 billion
   B. 8 billion
   C. 10 billion
   D. 30 billion

3. Most researchers today use only two approaches to determine social class They are the_______________?

   A. life style approach
   B. reputational approach
   C. subjective approach
   D. occupational prestige and socioeconomic status(SES)

4. The categories used by researchers to pigeonhole people into social classes__________________?

   A. reflect the common -sense self-ratings of individuals
   B. indicate that there are two classes the working class and the middle class
   C. tend to be arbitrary and artificial
   D. adequately reflect the complexity of the American class system

5. A sample survey deals with_______________?

   A. an entire population
   B. a statistically valid section of a population
   C. eating samples at various supermarkets
   D. asking people who walk by to fill out naires

6. A makeshift organizational network which often parallels bureaucratic administration is called______________?

   A. oligarchy
   B. humanized bureaucracy
   C. informal bureaucracy
   D. scientific management

7. Deviance that is covered by the laws of a society is called______________?

   A. anomie
   B. alienation
   C. crime
   D. differentiation

8. Discriminatory behavior prompted by the knowledge that prejudice exists on a society wide level is called______________?

   A. attitudinal discrimination
   B. institutional discrimination
   C. cultural discrimination
   D. personal discrimination

9. Maintaining a group’s distinctive customs and identity is called______________?

   A. cultural decline
   B. cultural pluralism
   C. cultural complex
   D. cultural trait

10. The transition from a charismatic religious leaders direct example to routine procedures and observances is called______________?

    A. differentiation
    B. denomination
    C. institutionalization
    D. bureaucratization