Question

Q4. Competing teams of sociologists at Bruin State University (BSU) and Southern Trojan University (STU) have each claimed to discover a different, "universal" human social behavior. The sociologists from Bruin State University are proud of the fact that they recruited over 10,000 student subjects from Bruin State University for their study The sociologists at Southern Trojan University carried out their study in six societies: in the US, China, Sweden, as well as three small-scale societies. Each of these experiments by the STU sociologists had 100 subjects. Which study provides better evidence for "universal" human social behavior? (2 points) a. b. Explain why. Be sure to address both the Bruin State University and the Southern Trojan University studies. (4 points)

Answer 1

A)
The Southern Trojan University

B)
The general characteristics of a good sample are Low Sampling Error, High Confidence Level and High Variability.

While the first two points are not discussed here on the basis on the third point i.e having a high variability The Southern Trojan University beats the other university.