Sociology: Sampling

Sociology: Sampling

1. Sample: The group of people taken from sampling frame with who you do the research on .

2. Sampling frame: A list of everyone in the population

3. Population: The whole group you are studying

4. Cross-sectional: If a sample is this then it means it will be made up of a range of different people to best represent the research population

5. Generalisation: Results from the study can be applied to the whole of the research population

6. Representative: When the data is accurately representing the population

7. Pilot study: A draft or trial of the research method to iron out problems, refine or clarify any questions/wording and allow researchers to practice the research

8. 1) Random sampling: The population has an equal chance of being chosen

9. 2) Stratified sampling: Placing the population into categories the. choosing a sample out of each category

10. 3) Systematic sampling: Every nth person in the sampling frame is selected

11. 4) Snowball sampling: Make contact with one member then using the contacts of them to acquire more participants

12. 5) Quota sampling: The population is divided then each researcher has to fill with respondents who fit characteristics