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What happens in random sampling?

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Every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected. The sample should therefore be representative of the population

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What does random sampling remove?

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It removes bias from the sample

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What are the 3 methods of random sampling?

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  • Simple random sampling
  • Systematic sampling
  • Stratified sampling
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What happens in simple random sampling?

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A simple random sample size of n is one where every sample size n has an equal chance of being selected

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What do you need to carry out a simple random sample?

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You need a sampling frame, usually a list of people or things

Each person allocated a unique number & selection of these numbers is chosen at random

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What are the two methods of choosing numbers in simple random sampling?

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  • Generating random numbers

- Lottery sampling

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What is lottery sampling?

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The members of the sampling frame could be written on tickets & placed into a ‘hat’

The required no. tickets would then be drawn out

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What happens in systematic sampling?

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The required elements are chosen at regular intervals from an ordered list

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If a sample size od 20 was required from a population, how would you take the correct sample size?

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You would take every fifth person

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How must you choose the first person in systematic sampling?

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They must be chosen at random

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What happens in stratified sampling?

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The population is divided into mutually exclusive strata (ie males and females) & a random sample is taken from each

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What should the proportions be like from strata in stratified sampling?

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The proportion of each strata should be the same

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What is the formula used to work out the amount of people we should sample from each stratum?

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No. in stratum
————————– x overall sample size
No. in population

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What are the advantages of simple random sampling?

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  • Free of bias
  • Easy & cheap to implement for small populations & small samples
  • Each sampling unit has a known & equal chance of selection
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What are the disadvantages of simple random sampling?

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  • Not suitable when the population size or the sample size is large
  • A sampling frame is needed
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What are the advantages of systematic sampling?

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  • Simple and quick to use

- Suitable for large samples & large populations

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What are the disadvantages of systematic sampling?

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  • Sampling frame is needed

- It can introduce bias if the sampling frame is not random

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What are the advantages of stratified sampling?

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  • Sample accurately reflects the population structure

- Guarantees proportional representation of groups within a population

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What are the disadvantages of stratified sampling?

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  • Population must be clearly classified into distinct strata

- Selection within each stratum suffers from the same disadvantages as simple random sampling

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What are the two types of non-random sampling?

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  • Quota sampling

- Opportunity sampling

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What is quota sampling?

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An interviewer/ researcher selects a sample that reflects the characteristics of the whole population

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How is the population divided in quota sampling?

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Divided into groups according to a given characteristic

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What does the size of each group with a certain characteristic in quota sampling determine?

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The size of each group determines the proportion of the sample that should have that characteristic

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What is the interviewer’s role in quota sampling?

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They would meet people, assess their group and then, after interview, allocate them into the appropriate quota

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What happens if a person refuses to be interviewed in quota sampling?
(or if the quota they fit into is full) You simply ignore them and move on to the next person
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What is opportunity sampling?
Consists of taking the sample from people who are available at the time the study is carried out & who fit into the criteria you're looking for
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Give an example of people who would be used in opportunity sampling
The first 20 people outside a supermarket on a Monday morning who are carrying shopping bags
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What are the advantages of quota sampling?
- Allows small sample to still be representative of the population - No sampling frame required - Quick, easy & cheap - Allows for easy comparison between different groups in a population
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What are the disadvantages of quota sampling?
- Non-random can introduce bias - Population must be divided into groups - can be costly/inaccurate - Increasing scope of study increases number of groups, which adds time and expense - Non-responses are not recorded
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What are the advantages of opportunity sampling?
- Easy | - Cheap
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What are the disadvantages of opportunity sampling?
- Unlikely to provide a representative sample | - Highly dependant on individual researcher
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What are the two types of data?
Quantitative | Qualitative
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What is quantitative data?
Variable or data associated with numerical observations (aka quantitative variables)
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What is qualitative data?
Variables or data associated with non-numerical observations (aka qualitative variables)
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Give an example of a quantitative variable
Numbered shoe size
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Give an example of a qualitative variable
Hair colour (you can't give a number to it)
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What is a continuous variable?
A variable that can take any value in a given range
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Give an example of a continuous variable
Time can take any value - eg 2 seconds, 2.1 seconds, 2.01 seconds etc
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What is a discrete variable?
A variable that can take only one specific value in a given range
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Give an example of a discrete variable
The number of girls in a family - because you can't have 2.56 girls
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How can large amounts of data be displayed?
In a frequency table or as grouped data
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How is data presented in a grouped frequency table?
When data is presented in a grouped frequency table, the specific data values are not shown
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What are the groups in grouped frequency tables more commonly called?
Classes
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What do class boundaries in grouped frequency tables tell you?
They tell you the max and min values that belong in each class
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What is the midpoint of class boundaries in grouped frequency tables?
The average of that class boundary
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What is the class width in grouped frequency tables?
The difference between the upper and lower class boundaries

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