Sampling techniques

Question 1

Convenience sampling

Answer 1

select members who are most easily accessible or available

ex survey students in same class as you

Question 2

Simple random sampling

Answer 2

Each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected ex) drawing names from a hat or assigning numbers to the population and using random number generator

Question 3

Systematic sampling

Answer 3

list members of the population and select a sample according to a random starting point and a fixed INTERVAL

ex sample of 100 students at a school with an enrolled population of 1000 and chose every tenth person from the sample

Question 4

stratified sampling

Answer 4

dividing the population into smaller groups known as a strata which are formed based on members shared characteristics. Then chose a random sample from each startum and put them together to form your sample

ex) in a high school of 1000 students you chose 25 students from each of the four year groups to form a sample of 100

Question 5

Quota sampling

Answer 5

similar to stratified sampling, but involves taking a sample size form each stratum which is in proportion to the size of the stratum

in a high school of 1000 students where 60% of the students are female and 40% are male, your sample should also be 60% female and 40% male