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Use the attached Ireland et al. reading to answer the questions for Application Exercise 5.1 and Application Exercise 5.2.
Application Exercise 5.1
1. “Monitoring the Future” discussed the design, methods, and field procedures for
assessing adolescent substance abuse in the U.S. Given the information on sampling
that was provided, is an appropriate sample size used? Why or why not?
2. Why is a random sample used in this research?
3. What alternate methods could be used to recruit subjects?
4. Is this the most appropriate way to assess adolescent substance use? Justify your
answer.
5. How might you be able to triangulate the results from the “Monitoring the Future”
study?
Application Exercises 5.2
1. “Women and Parole” details the design, methods, procedures, and results of a study
of female parole agents in California. Given the information on sampling provided, is
an appropriate sample size used? Why or why not?
2. Why is a convenience sample used in this research?
3. What alternate methods could be used to recruit subjects?
4. Is this the most appropriate way to access female parole agents? Justify your answer.
5. How might you be able to triangulate the results from the “Women in Parole” study?
Format:
There is no specific page limit to the assignment, but the answers MUST be single-spaced
WITHIN each answer, with a double space BETWEEN each answer. Additionally, the
project MUST be typed, with 1” margins throughout the document. All students must use 12-
point, Times New Roman Font.