1.12 stealers, scope of inference: exercise 1.6 introduces a study on the relationship between socio…

1.12 stealers, scope of inference: exercise 1.6 introduces a study on the relationship between socio - economic class and unethical behavior. as part of this study 129 university of california berkeley undergraduates were asked to identify themselves as having low or high social - class by comparing themselves to others with the most (least) money, most (least) education, and most (least) respected jobs. they were also presented with a jar of individually wrapped candies and informed that the candies were for children in a nearby laboratory, but that they could take some if they wanted. after completing some unrelated tasks, participants reported the number of candies they had taken. it was found that those who were identified as upper - class took more candy than others.\na) identify the population of interest in the study.\no the 129 uc berkeley undergraduates\no all uc berkeley undergraduates\no the researchers\no all students who are identified as upper - class\nb) identify the sample in this study.\no the 129 uc berkeley undergraduates\no all uc berkeley undergraduates\no the researchers\no all students who are identified as upper - class\nc) can the results of the study can be generalized to the population?\no no, the results cannot be generalized to the target population?\no yes, the results can be generalized to the target population.\no it depends. if the sample is randomly selected and representative

1.12 stealers, scope of inference: exercise 1.6 introduces a study on the relationship between socio - economic class and unethical behavior. as part of this study 129 university of california berkeley undergraduates were asked to identify themselves as having low or high social - class by comparing themselves to others with the most (least) money, most (least) education, and most (least) respected jobs. they were also presented with a jar of individually wrapped candies and informed that the candies were for children in a nearby laboratory, but that they could take some if they wanted. after completing some unrelated tasks, participants reported the number of candies they had taken. it was found that those who were identified as upper - class took more candy than others.\na) identify the population of interest in the study.\no the 129 uc berkeley undergraduates\no all uc berkeley undergraduates\no the researchers\no all students who are identified as upper - class\nb) identify the sample in this study.\no the 129 uc berkeley undergraduates\no all uc berkeley undergraduates\no the researchers\no all students who are identified as upper - class\nc) can the results of the study can be generalized to the population?\no no, the results cannot be generalized to the target population?\no yes, the results can be generalized to the target population.\no it depends. if the sample is randomly selected and representative

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Brief Explanations:

a) The study aims to understand the relationship between socio - economic class and unethical behavior among students in general. So the population of interest is all students who can be classified as upper - class or lower - class. But among the options, all UC Berkeley undergraduates is the closest relevant population as the study is centered around a group of undergraduates and their social - class related behavior. b) The sample is the actual group of individuals that participated in the study, which is the 129 UC Berkeley undergraduates. c) Generalization depends on whether the sample is randomly selected and representative. Since no information is given about random selection and representativeness, we cannot be sure if the results can be generalized. So it depends.

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a) all UC Berkeley undergraduates b) the 129 UC Berkeley undergraduates c) It depends. If the sample is randomly selected and representative, results can be generalized to the target population.