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Quiz 4a

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Q Question 1 1 / 1 pts Dwayne wants to find out what the citizens of West Haven think about a proposed law that would require sex offenders to be treated in the community instead of prison confinement and he decides to randomly call people listed in the town phone book. What is his sampling frame? Question 2 1 / 1 pts Same story as above: Dwayne wants to find out what the citizens of West Haven think about a proposed law that would require sex offenders to be treated in the community instead of prison confinement, and he decides to randomly call people listed in the town phone book. What are the sampling units here? Question 3 1 / 1 pts Your criminal justice class requires you to evaluate the effectiveness of New York State’s drug courts. The professor suggests that you first randomly select 5 New York State counties. From those five counties, you will then randomly select the largest city or town from each. Finally, the drug court graduates in each of the selected cities/towns will be monitored to measure success. What type of sampling design did your professor suggest? Question 4 1 / 1 pts Leila wants to observe the social structure and dynamics of a youth gang in her city. When collecting data, she is most likely to use what type of sampling method? Question 5 1 / 1 pts An RA at our university devised a plan to spot check the dorm for illegal drinking by knocking on every 3d door on each floor. What technique was the RA using?

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