SAMPLING

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METHODS OF SAMPLING FOR RESEARCH UNIT 1
Toni Nursey
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SAMPLE THE SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT THE TARGET POPULATION AND WHO ARE STUDIED
TARGET POPULATION THE LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THE RESEARCHER WISHES TO STUDY
REPRESENTATIVE THE SAMPLE OF PARTICIPANTS IS MADE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE THEM REPRESENT THE TARGET GROUP
GENERALISED THE RESULTS FROM THE SAMPLE CAN BE SAID TO APPLY TO THE TARGET POPULATION
RANDOM SAMPLE EVERY MEMBER OF THE TARGET POPULATION HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE OF BEING SELECTED
OPPORTUNITY SAMPLE ONLY THOSE (FROM THE TP) WHO ARE AVAILABLE AND WILLING ARE SELECTED
SYSTEMATIC SAMPLE EVERY 'NTH' MEMBER OF THE TP IS SELECTED
STRATIFIED SAMPLE DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS IN THE TP ARE IDENTIFIED AND THEN FROM THEM A RANDOM SAMPLE IS TAKEN IN PROPORTION TO THEIR NUMBERS IN THE TP
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