Sampling Flashcards
1
Q
What is a census?
A
Where 100% of the population is used
2
Q
What is the aim of a sample?
A
To ensure the answers represent the same as if you had done a census, must be stastically meaningful and not biased
3
Q
What are the methods of probability sampling?
A
Random and systematic
4
Q
What is random sampling?
A
Where everyone has an equal chance of selection
5
Q
What is systematic sampling?
A
Where every Nth person is used
6
Q
What are the non probability methods of sampling?
A
Convenience, Quota, Stratified
