Question

A researcher posts a radio advertisement offering $35 in exchange for participation in a short study. The researcher accepts the first eight people who respond to the advertisement. Which of the following statements is true about the sample? It is a valid sample because the first eight people were selected to participate. It is not a valid sample because it is not a random sample of the population. It is a valid sample because money was offered to participants. It is not a valid sample because it is only a short study. Question 12(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

Answer 1

The true sentence about the sample is B. It is not a valid sample because it is not a random sample of the population.

Explanation:

The concept of random sample involves that the sample have to be representative and with the minimum bias. If the researcher wants to arrive to a conclusion about the population, eight individuals are not enough and he needs a method to select from his subsample (all individuals who respond the advertisement in a given period of time), individuals that will finally participate .