Sampling+Ethics+questionaires+interviews

Question 1

What is Snowball Sampling?

Answer 1

-Where one contact will recruit other contacts to get involved in the research
-Not representative
-Specific groups needed where they are difficult(E.g. Drug dealers)

Question 2

What is volunteer sampling?

Answer 2

When a sample is gathered through participants putting themselves forward to be studied .Respondants are found through advertising in a paper/shop window/internet etc
-Anyone with free time needed

Question 3

What is Opportunity sampling?

Answer 3

-Where the researcher uses a sample of people who are available at the time.
-Anyone convenient

Question 4

What is Purposive sampling?

Answer 4

-Where the researcher has a clear idea of the sample they want , they will pick participants that meet their criteria
-When individuals need to fit the nature of the research

Question 5

What is random sampling?

Answer 5

-Every member lit the target population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample
-A larger sample
-Sampling Frame = list of names

Question 6

What is systematic sampling?

Answer 6

-Every “nth” member of the target population is selected for the Danone

Question 7

What is stratified sampling?

Answer 7

-Different subgroups in the target population are identified;then people are randomly selected from these subgroups in the proportion to their numbers in the target population

Question 8

What is Quota sampling?

Answer 8

-The researcher has a clear number of people they need to include in their sample based on certain characteristics

Question 9

What is a pilot study?

Answer 9

-A practice run for the main research involving a sub sample
-Act as a early warning system for problems that can arise