QUESTION: 89

Quota sampling was developed in the late 1930s and used extensively by the Gallup organization. Babbie (1979) describes the steps involved in developing a quota sample. All of the following are out of those steps EXCEPT:

Develop a matrix describing the characteristics of the target population. This may entail knowing the proportion of male and female; various age, racial and ethnic proportions; as well as the education and income levels of the population
Once the matrix has been created and a relative proportion assigned to each cell in the matrix, data are collected from persons having all the characteristics of a given cell
All persons in a given cell are then assigned a weight appropriate to their proportion of the total
When all the sample elements are so weighted, the overall data should provide a reasonable representation of the majority of the samples

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 90

Statistical analysis conducted with control charts is different from what some consider "traditional research" (e.g. hypothesis testing, development of p-values, design of randomized clinic trials). Traditional research is designed to compare the results at time one (e.g. the cholesterol levels of a group of middle-aged men) with the results at time two (typically months after the initial measure). Research conducted in this manner is referred to as___________________.

Static group comparison
Continuous distribution
SPC
None of these

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 91

When groups are asked to evaluate how effective they are with respect to will, ideas and execution, they consistently provide bothersome answers. Self-assessment to hundreds of healthcare professional is administered in United States and abroad. Most respondents mark: