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Week 6 Flashcards

1
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What is the main idea behind sampling?

A

Representativeness

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2
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Gap between what is stated in the theory and what occurs in reality

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Ideal-reality gap

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3
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The process of selecting a subset of cases in order to draw conclusions about the entire set

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Sampling

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4
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The population to which researchers would like to generalize their results

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Target population/define study population/population of interest

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5
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The entity about whom or which the researcher gathers information. What are the different types?

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Unit of analysis

individuals, groups, social artifacts

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6
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For the following descriptions, name the unit of analysis:
A - Anything that is not a human being
B - Cancer patients
C - Women with breast cancer

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A - social artifact
B - group
C - individual

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7
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Why do we want the unit of analysis to be clear?

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We do not want to make false generalizations from one unit of analysis to another

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8
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Operational definition of the population that provides the basis for drawing a sample; i.e. a list of cases from which a sample may be selected

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Sampling frame/accessible population

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9
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More concrete than the target population. Turns a target population into a tangible list

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Sampling frame

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10
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What are the two reasons that we do not study every single person in a population?

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Time and money

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11
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What is the only situation in which a researcher will take into account every single person?

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Census data

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12
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A mismatch between the target population and sampling frame

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Coverage error

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13
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What are the types of coverage errors?

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Undercoverage - omission
Overcoverage
- duplication
- Wrongful inclusoin

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14
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What are the causes of coverage error?

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Incomprehensiveness
Technical problem
Attrition

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15
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Which coverage error is more common?

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Undercoverage > overcoverage

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16
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Quitting the study prematurely; more prevalent in longitudinal studies

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Attrition

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17
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The deviation of the selected sample from the true characteristics, traits, behaviours, qualities or figures of the entire population

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Sampling error

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18
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Characteristics of the population

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Parameters

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19
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Estimates of population parameters

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Statistics

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20
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Difference between sample statistics and population parameters

A

Sampling error

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21
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Sampling error is only applicable to _______ research

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quantitative

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22
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If the statistic avg is 3.75, and the parameter avg is 3.72, what is the sampling error?

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0.03

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23
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By reducing our sampling error, we increase the ______ of the study

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validity

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24
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Information from the sample is linked to the population via the ______ _______

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sampling distribution

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25
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Sampling distribution:
- __________ concept
- _______–> _______–> _________
Aka as the _____ _____

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theoretical
sample –> sampling distribution –> population
Aka the bell curve

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26
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Helps us to understand the relationship between sample statistics and population parameters

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Sampling distribution

27
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A distribution of a statistic, such as a mean, across all random samples that could be drawn from a population

A

Sampling distribution

28
Q

How do we obtain representativeness in quantitative research?

A

Random selection/sampling

29
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Random selection/sampling:

  • _____ selection bias
  • _____ chance of being selected
A

no

equal

30
Q

What is another word for probability sampling?

A

Random sampling

31
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Everyone in the target population has an equal chance of being selected for a study

A

Random sampling

32
Q

Describe the logic behind random selection

A

Random selection –> representativeness –> generalizability/external validity

33
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What is the equivalent of generalizability in qualitative sampling?

A

Transferability

34
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Qualitative sampling:

  • Sampling for ________ ______, not for statistical reasons
  • Trying to make sense of your data; trying to interpret the ______ given by the study participants
  • _______ do not work
  • Sampling for meaning = _________ sampling
  • Once we hit ______ _______, we stop sampling
A 
meaningful patterns
meaning
numbers
theoretical
theoretical saturation
35
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The point at which no new themes emerge from the data and sampling is considered complete

A

Theoretical saturation

36
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Study findings fitting outside that particular study
The possibility that findings would have meaning to another group or could be applied in another context
(qualitative)

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transferability

37
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Transferability:

- ________ generalization, NOT ________ generalization

A

analytical

statistical

38
Q

Match the sampling logic to the research type:
A - to produce a representative group of participants so results from your sample can be generalized to the population
B - Less interested in a representative sample, but still need to find people to participate which fit the overall picture

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A - quantitative

B - qualitative

39
Q

What are the different types of sampling strategies?

A

Probability sampling

  • simple random
  • systematic
  • stratified random
  • multi-stage cluster

Non-probability sampling

  • Convenience
  • Quota/theoretical
  • Purposive
  • Snowball/network
40
Q

Random selection where each element of the population has an equal and independent chance of being included in the sample

A

Random sampling

41
Q

Provides the greatest confidence that the sample is representative, and unbiased

A

Probability sampling or random sampling

42
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Why is random sampling rarely used?

A

Seldom have complete list of target population

43
Q

Less generalizable because less representative samples, but more feasible for the researcher to obtain

A

non-probability sampling

44
Q

How can we increase our confidence in our non-randomly selected sample to be representative of the population?

A

Carefully use inclusion/exclusion criteria

45
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A probability sampling procedure in which a population is divided into strata and independent random samples are drawn from each stratum

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Stratified random sampling

46
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When is it a good idea to use stratified random sampling?

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When the target population is very diverse

47
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Compare simple random and stratified random in terms of sampling error.

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Simple random - subject to greater sampling error, especially with small sample sizes

Stratified random - reduced degree of sampling error; researchers can systematically control relevant sources of variability in the population

48
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A probability sampling procedure in which the population is broken down into smaller areas called clusters, and a random sample of clusters is drawn

A

Multi-stage cluster sampling

49
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The concept of hierarchy applies well to this probability sampling method

A

Multi-stage cluster sampling

50
Q

Multi-stage cluster sampling is ______ efficient

A

cost

51
Q

Non-probability sampling:

  • Cases in the population are not ______ selected and they do not have an ____ ____ of being selected
  • Results are not ______
  • mainly used in ________ research
A

randomly
equal chance
generalizable
qualitative

52
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A non-random sample in which the researcher selects anyone he or she happens to come across

A

Convenience sampling

53
Q

A non-probability sampling method in which units are selected into the sample on the basis of pre-specified characteristics, so that the total sample will have the same distribution of characteristics assumed to exist in the population being studied

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Quota sampling/theoretical sampling

54
Q

A non-probability sampling method in which the researcher uses a wide range of methods to locate all possible cases of a highly specific and difficult to reach population

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Purposive sampling

55
Q

A non-probability sampling method in which the initial study participants may be asked to suggest additional people for the study

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Snowball sampling

56
Q

Will involve finding a gatekeeper who can introduce the researcher to other persons in a hard to reach population

A

Snowball sampling

57
Q

What are the three major characteristics that exist in probability sampling, but not in non-probability sampling?

A

Random selection
Representativeness
Generalizability

58
Q

A large sample without random sampling or with a poor sampling frame is ______ representative than one with random sampling and an excellent sampling frame

A

less

59
Q

If we had to choose between sample size and a good sampling frame (i.e. representative), which would we prefer?

A

Representative > sample size

60
Q

In which case would a sample size be very small?

A

Qualitative sampling - especially when finding a signature person

61
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What are the major determinants of sample size in quantitative research?

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The degree of accuracy required
The degree of variability or diversity in the population
The number of different variables examined simultaneously in the data analysis

62
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What are the major determinants of sample size in qualitative research?

A

Research tradition used

Data saturation

63
Q

Sampling methods depend on the ______ of research question as well as the _____ of your research topic - i.e. there is no _______

A

type

nature

64
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What are key points to consider for recruitment of study participants?

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Must be ethical, voluntary, incentives should not be too large, and the risks should be shared

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