populations and samples

Question 1

population

Answer 1

a group of people who are the focus of the researcher’s interest, from which a smaller sample is drawn

Question 2

sample

Answer 2

a group of people who take part in a research investigation, who are presumed to be representative of a population

Question 3

sampling techniques

Answer 3

the method used to select people from the population

Question 4

bias (sample)

Answer 4

occurs when certain groups may be over/under represented within sample selected, which limits extent to which generalisations can be made about target population

Question 5

generalisation (sample)

Answer 5

the extent to which the findings and conclusions can be broadly applied to the population