Sampling Flashcards
What is sampling
The people who you survey or question when conducting social research
Random sampling
Uses probability to draw a representative sample
What sociologist uses random sampling
Positivist
Non random sampling
Uses different techniques when there is no sampling frame available
What sociologist uses non random sampling
Interpretivist
What is random sampling?
Reliable
What is non random sampling?
Valid
What are the 3 random sampling techniques
Simple random sampling
Systematic random sampling
Stratified random sampling
Simple random sampling
Picking people at random
Systematic random sampling
Picking every nth person
Stratified random sampling
Splitting things into groups
What are the 5 non random sampling techniques
Quota Snowball Purposive Volunteer Opportunity
Quota sampling
Asking specific people
3 men: 3 women
Snowball sampling
Researching crime
Purposive sampling
When Hodgkinson researched goths
