Sampling and Sample Size Estimation Flashcards
an act of studying or examining only a segment of the population to represent the whole
Sampling
T or F
Sampling is only a segment of a WHOLE BUNCH?
True
Advantages of Sampling
- Cheaper
- Faster
- Better quality of Information
- Obtain more comprehensive data
- The only possible method for destructive procedures
refers to the entire group of individuals of items of interest in the study
Population
the group from which representative information is desired and to which inferences will be made.
Target Population
The population from which a sample will actually be taken
Sampling Population
A list of all the items in your population
Sampling Frame
It is a complete list of everyone or everything you want to study
Sampling Frame
T or F
The difference between a population and a sampling frame is that the population is general and the frame is specific.
T
an object or a person on which a measurement is actually taken, or an observation is made
Elementary Unit or Element
the difference between the value of the parameter being estimated and the estimate of this value based on the different samples
Sampling Error
The sample to be obtained should be
_________________ of the population
Representative
T or F
The sample size should be adequate
True
T or F
Practicality and Feasibility of the sampling procedure is not a criteria of a good sampling design
F
Economy and efficiency of the sampling Design is considered?
T. it should effective and attained in the shortest amount of time
T or F
There are a number of basic sampling designs that a researcher can choose from
T
Familiarize the specific design that is best for a particular study
- nature of the variables
- population being studied
- purpose for which the research is undertaken
- availability of information relevant to the sampling procedure itself (e.g. sampling frame)
what are the 2 types of Basic Sampling Designs?
- Probability sampling design
- Non-probability sampling designs
What are the sampling under NON PROBABILITY?
- Judgment or purposive sampling
- Accident or haphazard sampling
- Quota sampling
- Snowball technique sampling
The probability of each member of the population to be selected in the sample is difficult to determine or cannot be specified
Non-probability sampling design
- Researchers select the samples based purely on the researcher’s knowledge and credibility.
- Choose only those people who they deem fit to participate in the research study
- Not a scientific method of sampling
Judgment or Purposive sampling
What are the Downside of Judgmental or Purposive Sampling?
the preconceived notions of the researcher can influence the results, thus involving a high amount of ambiguity
- a sampling method that does not follow any systematic way of selecting participants.
- Example: standing on a busy corner during rush hour and interviewing people who pass by.
Accident or Haphazard Sampling
population is divided into subgroups or strata based on certain characteristics, and then participants are selected from each subgroup in proportion to the overall population distribution of those characteristics
Quota Sampling (def is from chat gpt)
If you see this card
Study how QUOTA SAMPLING work, its tad complicated
- Researchers use this technique when the sample size is small and not easily available.
- This sampling system works like the referral program.
Snowball sampling
Snowball sampling helps researchers find a
sample when they are difficult to locate, how?
The participants REFERS OTHER PEOPLE!!
Once the researchers find suitable subjects, he asks them for assistance to seek similar subjects to form a considerably good size sample.
Snowball Sampling