sociological approaches and methods - sampling methods xx

Question 1

what’s a random sample?

Answer 1

all participants have an equal chance of being chosen (e.g. picking names out of a hat)

Question 2

what’s an advantage of a random sample?

Answer 2

less biased and likely to be more representative

Question 3

what’s the disadvantage of a random sample?

Answer 3

may not be fully representative - could choose all males