1. Develop a sampling plan for a study on lifestyles of adults with chronic heart disease who live in their own

homes. First, identify population parameters , then suggest how best to obtain a representative sample of that
population.

2. Discuss how you might obtain a random sample of children, given the regulation that a child's legal

guardian must consent to the child's participation in research.

3. To understand boundary setting in naturalistic inquiry, select a public place, such as a shopping venue,

social media site, or restaurant. Spend at least one hour observing, and then determine patterns of human
behavior in the context. Look at artifacts/images and how they are used. As you observe, record how and why
you choose to focus on specific elements of the location. Reflect on the range of strategies you use. What did
each strategy provide in terms of understanding the setting? Reflect on what information and observations you
might have missed by your boundary decision making.

4. After leaving the location in Exercise 3, write a list of events, images, objects, and behaviors that you

believe will be important to observe on another occasion to confirm your emerging understanding.

5. Develop a research plan to examine the experience of being a health and human services professional

working at a managed care facility. Identify three strategies for involving study participants, and provide
rationale for using each approach.

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