Sampling Methods (blakeley)

Question 1

Random sampling

Answer 1

Every member of your target population has an equal chance of participating, truly random

Question 2

Opportunity sampling

Answer 2

Researchers chose participants who happen to be in the right place right time

Question 3

Volunteer sampling

Answer 3

Researchers advertise for participants

Question 4

Systematic sampling

Answer 4

Population is placed into a list, the researcher takes every nth perosn

Question 5

Stratified sampling

Answer 5

The demographics of an example should match those of the population (if the population is 75% female, the sample should be 75% female)

Question 6

Sampling methods

Answer 6

How you chose your participants