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Created by Toni Nursey
about 9 years ago
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Question | Answer |
SAMPLE | THE SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT THE TARGET POPULATION AND WHO ARE STUDIED |
TARGET POPULATION | THE LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THE RESEARCHER WISHES TO STUDY |
REPRESENTATIVE | THE SAMPLE OF PARTICIPANTS IS MADE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE THEM REPRESENT THE TARGET GROUP |
GENERALISED | THE RESULTS FROM THE SAMPLE CAN BE SAID TO APPLY TO THE TARGET POPULATION |
RANDOM SAMPLE | EVERY MEMBER OF THE TARGET POPULATION HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE OF BEING SELECTED |
OPPORTUNITY SAMPLE | ONLY THOSE (FROM THE TP) WHO ARE AVAILABLE AND WILLING ARE SELECTED |
SYSTEMATIC SAMPLE | EVERY 'NTH' MEMBER OF THE TP IS SELECTED |
STRATIFIED SAMPLE | DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS IN THE TP ARE IDENTIFIED AND THEN FROM THEM A RANDOM SAMPLE IS TAKEN IN PROPORTION TO THEIR NUMBERS IN THE TP |
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