Sampling

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Defined as measuring a small portion of something and then making a general statement about the whole thing.

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Sampling

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Summary description of a given variable in a population

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Parameter

Question 3

Summary description of a given variable in a sample.

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Statistics

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Degree of error of a sample statistics when compared with the population parameter

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Sampling error

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Degree of confidence that a sample statistics will accurately fall within a certain or specified interval from the population parameter

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Confidence level

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The range within which the sample statistics should fall

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Confidence interval

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The sample is a proportion of the population and such sample is selected from the population by means of some systematic way in which every element of the population has a chance of being included in the sample.

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Probability sampling

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The sample is not a proportion of the population and there is no system in selecting the sample

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Non-probability sample

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There is no system of selection but only those whom the researcher or interviewer meet by chance are included in the sample.

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Accidental sample

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Specified numbers of persons of certain types are included in the sample.

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Quota sampling

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A process of picking out people in the most convenient and fastest way to immediately get their reaction to a certain issue

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Convenience sampling

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Everyone in the population of the inquiry has an equal chance of being selected to be included in the sample

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Pure random sampling

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A technique of sampling in which every nth in a list maybe selected to be included in a sample

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Systematic sampling

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The process of selecting randomly samples from the different strata of the population used in the study

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Stratified random sampling

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Is determining the target population, these to be involved in the study

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Purposive sampling

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The respondents are chosen on the basis of their knowledge of the information desired

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Purposive sampling

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Used when the population is so big

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Cluster sampling

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The general procedure is to divide the area or population into clusters or blocks and then within the final cluster apply any of the different methods of selecting a sample

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Cluster sampling

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Also called the open form, open-ended, subjective, unrestricted, essay, and unguided response thpe

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Free-answer type

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Also called the closed form or restricted type

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The guided response type

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The replies are recalled

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Recall type

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The possible responses are given and respondent selects his or her answers

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Recognition type

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There are only two options and one is selected

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Dichotomous

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Only one answer is chosen from those given as options

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Multiple choice

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Two or more options may be chosen

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Multiple response

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A purposeful fave to face relationship between two persons,one of whom called the interviewer who asks questions to gather information and the other called the interviewee who supplies the information asked for

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Interview

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The interviewer is not allowed to change the specific wordings of the questions in the interview schedule

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Standardized interview

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The interviewer has complete freedom to develop each interview in the most appropriate manner for each situation

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Nonstandardized interview

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The interviewer is required to ask a number of specific major questions, and beyond these, he is free to probe as he chooses.

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Semistandardized interview

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Also called depth interview

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Focused interview

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The interviewee is allowed and even encouraged to express his feelings without fear of disapproval

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Nondirective interview