Test your knowledge of sampling data in fieldwork with this 15-question A level quiz.
If you haven't already done it, work through the unit on sampling data in fieldwork on the PowerPoint. Or look at it again to help fill any gaps in what you know!
Rank | Name | Score |
---|---|---|
1st | EAW | 30 |
2nd | GAM | 30 |
3rd | ADD | 30 |
4th | SDC | 30 |
5th | EAW | 29 |
6th | NWM | 28 |
7th | FIN | 28 |
8th | FIN | 28 |
9th | jdp | 28 |
10th | ALK | 28 |
If the method is known to create biased results
If two populations are being compared with each other
If the population is very small
If the population is very large
10 pairs of individuals
15 pairs of individuals
20 pairs of individuals
25 pairs of individuals
the same size as
half the size of
distinctly different from
representative of
When the sample is quite small
When carrying out a stratified sample of a population
If you are comparing one location with another
If you are comparing one time frame with another
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
Opportunistic sampling
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
Opportunistic sampling
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
Systematic sampling
Opportunistic sampling
The researcher can react to the condition of the field location as they experience it
It requires you to know nothing of the population or fieldwork location in advance
It is difficult to inadvertently create researcher bias
The sample is truly representative of the characteristics of the population
The researcher can react to the condition of the field location as they experience it
It requires you to know nothing of the population or fieldwork location in advance
It is difficult to inadvertently create researcher bias
The sample is truly representative of the characteristics of the population
The researcher can react to the condition of the field location as they experience it
It requires you to know nothing of the population or fieldwork location in advance
It is difficult to inadvertently create researcher bias
The sample is truly representative of the characteristics of the population
The researcher can react to the condition of the field location as they experience it
It requires you to know nothing of the population or fieldwork location in advance
It is difficult to inadvertently create researcher bias
The sample is truly representative of the characteristics of the population
Point sampling
Line sampling
Polygon sampling
A combination of two of the above
Point sampling
Line sampling
Polygon sampling
A combination of two of the above
Point sampling
Line sampling
Polygon sampling
A combination of two of the above
Key player interviews
Sites and services surveys
Meteorological data readings
Soil infiltration surveys
You scored this time. The more correct answers you give, and the fewer incorrect answers you guess, the better your score.