So much for bed... :-(
So I got in bed, and not so much with the sleep... :-(
From the Ch7 Hmwk, 2 q are throwing me for a loop:
Professor Mallory determines the distribution of students on 5 variables in her target pop. She then selects students who fill the pre-established proportions of people in each combo of variables. Which stratgey?
A: Quota.
WTF does the determining distribution thing mean? She did a pre-study to learn about her pop?!!
Prof Rosenberg takes random sample of stud from 5 MI colleges. He then phrases his report in terms of "all MI college students". To what group of elements is he generalizing?
A: Population
Isn't he also committing the error of ecological fallacy? He sampled only 5 public universities and isn't qualified to make statements about "all" anything. Additionally, how can the answer be population, since the generalized statement he's talking about WASN'T his population?!!
I'm gonna try this sleep thing again, now.
From the Ch7 Hmwk, 2 q are throwing me for a loop:
Professor Mallory determines the distribution of students on 5 variables in her target pop. She then selects students who fill the pre-established proportions of people in each combo of variables. Which stratgey?
A: Quota.
WTF does the determining distribution thing mean? She did a pre-study to learn about her pop?!!
Prof Rosenberg takes random sample of stud from 5 MI colleges. He then phrases his report in terms of "all MI college students". To what group of elements is he generalizing?
A: Population
Isn't he also committing the error of ecological fallacy? He sampled only 5 public universities and isn't qualified to make statements about "all" anything. Additionally, how can the answer be population, since the generalized statement he's talking about WASN'T his population?!!
I'm gonna try this sleep thing again, now.
posted by Clstal at 12:45 AM
1 Comments:
I AM SCREWED!!!!!! What percent of our overall grade does the Mulitple Choice count for?
Anyways....
Q: WTF does the determining distribution thing mean?
A: Yeah, the population pre-study is pretty much it. The distribution is determined by a matrix that reflects the proper proportions of each quality she is planning on using. She then chooses the numbers necessary from her "pre-study" to choose students with the proper traits to fill the quotas that have been established.
I don't get the Prof Rosenberg question either. I agree that the entire question os a huge cluster-f*ck!
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