POPULATION/SAMPLE

Question 1

POPULATION

Answer 1

ENTIRE GROUP OF RESEARCH INTEREST

Question 2

SAMPLE

Answer 2

PART OF THE POPULATION THAT IS SELECTED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY)

Question 3

RANDOM SAMPLING

Answer 3

ENSURES ALL MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION OF RESEARCH INTEREST HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE OF BEING SELECTED TO BE PART OF THE SAMPLE
(DRAWN FROM HAT OR WHEEL)

Question 4

ADV AND LIMITATION OF RANDOM SAMPLING

Answer 4

ADV: FREE FROM RESEARCHER BIAS
LIM:

Question 5

STRATIFIED SAMPLING:

Answer 5

RESEARCHERS DIVIDING SAMPLED GROUPS BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS THEY SHARE

Question 6

ADV AND LIMITATION OF STRATIFIED SAMPLING:

Answer 6

ADV: ENABLES RESEARCHER TO SAMPLE SPECIFIC GROUPS
LIM: TIME-CONSUMING (EXPENSIVE PROCEDURE)

Question 7

CONVENIENCE SAMPLING:

Answer 7

COMMONLY USED BIASED SAMPLE
(asking ppl to volunteer via news papaer article, Selecting people who walk past you in the school yard​, Choosing participants because they are family, friends or classmates.

Question 8

RANDOM ALLOCATION

Answer 8

PROCEDURE TO RANDOMLY ALLOCATE PARTICIPANTS INTO GROUPS
(TOSS A COIN, NAMES OUT OF A BOX)