Question

Administrators want to understand how currently enrolled students are placing into their current math class. They randomly choose five math courses and ask the instructors to post a survey on their Canvas site for students to complete within the first week of class. The administrators will calculate the proportion of students that placed into their math class by their high school GPA..

a) What is the population of interest?
b) What is the population parameter of interest?
c) What is the sampling frame?
d) Describe the sample.
e) What type of sampling method was used for this study?
f) Who was possibly left out of this study?!

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) What is the population of interest?

The population of interest are college students

b) What is the population parameter of interest?

The population parameter is an average value on how currently enrolled students are placing into their current math class.

c) What is the sampling frame?

Identify currently enrolled students

d) Describe the sample.

The sample will be based on a representative sample that suit the administrators needs or specifically approach individuals with these certain characteristics.

e) What type of sampling method was used for this study?

Judgment or purposive sampling

f) Who was possibly left out of this study?