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Sampling
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- 1Sampling UnitThe people you want to conclude in your sample.
- 2Sampling FrameCreating a list of peoples names you want in your sample.
- 3Random SamplingEach person has an equal chance of being chosen
- 4Advantages of Random Sampling- Avoids interviewer boas while selecting the sample
- Representative - 5Disadvantages of Random Sampling- Time-consuming
- Not a perfect cross-section of the population
- Large sample is needed for true representation - 6Multistage SamplingSelecting a sample from another sample
- 7Advantages of Multistage Sampling- Cheap
- Quick - 8Disadvantages of Multistage Sampling- Not random
- Increase in sampling error - 9Systematic SamplingIt is a form of random sampling.
The sample is selected at shorter regular intervals e.g. 7th person, 14, 21, 28... - 10Advantages of Systematic Sampling- Quick / efficient
- Less expensive - 11Disadvantages of Systematic Sampling- Not truly random
- 12Stratified SamplingAnother form of random sampling.
Sampling frame is divided into smaller groups called strata based on certain criteria. - 13Advantages of Stratified Sampling- More control
- Requires smaller sample size
- Representative - 14Disadvantages of Stratified Sampling- Time consuming
- Not truly random
- Not practical - 15Quota samplingAllow the control of variables without a sampling frame
- 16Advantages of Quota Sampling- Simple
- Quick
- Cheap - 17Disadvantages of Quota Sampling- Less likely to produce a representative sample
- Potential bias: researchers choose who they interview - 18Snowball SamplingGetting people to give information about other people in order to then interview them
- 19Advantages of Snowball Sampling- Creates a sample where other methods fail to
- 20Disadvantages of Snowball Sampling- Not Random
- Not representative
- Relies on personal recommendations - 21Volunteer SamplingTaking volunteersnto do the research
- 22Advantages of Volunteer Sampling- Allows researchers to question theories
- Easy access to a sample
- Quick to obtain the sample - 23Disadvantages of Volunteer Sampling- Can include interviewer bias
- Not representative
- Not completely random - 24Which type of sampling is Representative- Random sampling
- Multistage sampling
- Systematic sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Quota sampling - 25Which type of sampling is Not Representative- Snowball Sampling
- Volunteer Sampling
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- AS - Level Sociology FlashCards sobre Sampling , criado por SANDRA ZAK em 22-03-2016.
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