Sample And Sampling

Question 1

What is the definition of sample

Answer 1

Who we’re using in our study

Question 2

What is the definition of sampling

Answer 2

How we’re recruiting the participants for a study

Question 3

What is the definition of target population

Answer 3

Total group of individuals from which a sample is drawn

Question 4

What is the definition of random sampling

Answer 4

When target population has an equal chance of being chosen

Question 5

What are the strength of random sampling

Answer 5

Unbiased

Question 6

What are the weaknesses of random sampling

Answer 6

Time consuming

Unwilling participants

Question 7

What is the definition of snowball sampling

Answer 7

Participants are asked to nominate other people with same characteristics

Question 8

What are the strength of snowball sampling

Answer 8

Find people with rare characteristics or traits

Question 9

What are the weaknesses of snowball sampling

Answer 9

Time consuming

Ethical issues

Question 10

What is the definition of opportunity sampling

Answer 10

Selecting people available at the time

Question 11

What is the weakness of opportunity sampling

Answer 11

Biased

Unrepresentative

Question 12

What is the strength of opportunity sampling

Answer 12

Quick
Cheap
Convenient

Question 13

What is the definition of self selecting ( volunteer) sampling

Answer 13

Participants select themselves to participate (advert)

Question 14

What is the strength of volunteer sampling

Answer 14

Willing- less likely to drop out

Question 15

What is the weakness of volunteer sampling

Answer 15

Time consuming

Unrepresentative

Question 16

What is the definition of ethnocentrism

Answer 16

Research is ethnocentric if it happens only in one place.

Assuming results in all cultures

Question 17

What is the strength of ethnocentrism

Answer 17

Sometimes easier to conduct (cost& language)

Question 18

What is the weakness of ethnocentrism

Answer 18

Conflict
Bias
Misunderstanding
Aggression between groups