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Homework #3 with answers PHIL 141

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Homework #3 Conceivably, there are other acceptable answers than those listed here. You may have found an interpretation that did not occur to me, which makes your answer reasonable. As long as you ... made your interpretation plain and the reasons for your answer clear, you won’t lose points. 1. If I say that I did a study designed to draw some inferences (conclusions) regarding how much time students in Kazakhstan spend studying per day and that I conducted this study on NU students that were present on Campus this month, what are my target population, sampled population, and sample? Answer: target population (students in KZ), sampled population (NU students), and sample (those that are living on campus). 2. Should we accept the conclusions of my study as reliable regarding the general student population? Explain your answer. Answer: no, because the sample is not representative. NU students do not share many relevant characteristics with other KZ students (since we pick you guys and prepare you for this specific university). The sample needs to be randomized. 3. Should we accept the conclusions of my study as reliable regarding the NU student population? Explain your answer. Answer: This sample is not representative even for NU students, since it is not randomized. Rather, I worked just with students who are on campus. So, I will probably get a biased sample again (only students from particular disciplines can stay). 4. Imagine that you wan [Show More]

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