Sampling

Question 1

target population

Answer 1

group of people. objects or events that the researcher would like to make generalizable

Question 2

accessible population

Answer 2

subgroup of the target population that is available to the researcher

Question 3

sampling

Answer 3

selection of a portion of the designated population which represents the population

Question 4

representative sampling

Answer 4

key characteristics of the research sample are similar to characteristics in the population

Question 5

types of samples

Answer 5

nonprobability and probability sampling

Question 6

convenience sampling

Answer 6

most accessible elements are used as subjects in the study; first come first serve; Ex: volunteers

Question 7

quota sampling

Answer 7

subjects/elements are enrolled until a target sample size is met

Question 8

purposive sampling

Answer 8

research subjects who are typical of the population; chosen on purpose

Question 9

network sampling

Answer 9

researcher asks enrolled subjects to assist in referring other individuals who may meet inclusion criteria

Question 10

simple random sampling

Answer 10

selecting randomly from the population

Question 11

stratified random sampling

Answer 11

population is divided into strata; based on characteristics of a population

Question 12

multistage (cluster) sampling

Answer 12

successive random sampling units of elements