sampling

Question 1

what is random sampling

Answer 1

technique where every member of the target population has an equal chance of being chosen to take part in the study.This involves identifying everyone in the target population and using a random number generator to choose from the population

Question 2

what are the strengths of random sampling

Answer 2

creates unbiased and representative sample of the target population so results are generalizable

Question 3

what are the weaknesses of random sampling

Answer 3

difficult when the target population is large as everyone has to be identified this is a weaknesses as it is time consuming and is still not guaranteed to be representative

Question 4

what’s volunteer sampling

Answer 4

sample consists of participants who volunteered to be part of a study when asked or responding to an advert

Question 5

what are strengths of volunteer sampling

Answer 5

-convinent and no bias from researcher so less time consuming
-consent is provided when they volunteer so more ethical

Question 6

what are the weaknesses of volunteer sampling

Answer 6

-some bias in where the researcher puts the advert
-only certain type of people volunteer so they may have shared characteristics like personality