25- Flashcards

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What is opportunity sampling

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Anyone in the vicinity who is willing and available

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What is target population

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The group of people the researcher wishes to generalise their findings to

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What is random sampling

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All members of the target population have an equal chance of being selected

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What is stratified sampling

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Reflects the proportions of people in subgroups of the target population

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What is systematic sampling

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Every nth number of the target population is selected

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What is volunteer sampling

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A self selected sample- often replying to an advert

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