SAMPLING SCLY2

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A-Level (Flashcards) AS AQA SOCIOLOGY Fichas sobre SAMPLING SCLY2, creado por ashiana121 el 18/05/2015.
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Why is it often impractical to study all the members of a research group we are interested in? Size, lack of time, lack of money etc
What is a sample? A smaller part of a whole research population that the sociologist decides to study
What is the sampling frame? A list of the members of the research population from which the sample can be chosen
If a sample has the same characteristics, in the same proportions as the wider research population it is said to be what? Representative
Why is representativeness important to positivists? They want to make generalisations and discover general laws of social behaviour
_____ samples are less likely to be representative of larger populations Small
Why may interpretivists feel it less important to use a representative sample? They are interested in the meanings held by social actors - less interested in trying to establish laws of social behaviour
What are the 4 types of sampling? Random sampling Systematic sampling Stratified sampling Quota sampling
Which sampling method involved selecting every 'n'th person? Systematic
What does this reduce? The chance of a biased sample being randomly selected
Which sampling method involves every member of the sampling frame having an equal chance of being selected? Random sampling
However what are all random samples not large enough to do? Reflect the characteristics of the entire research population
Which sampling method involves the researcher first breaking down the research population by age, class, gender etc? Statified
What happens next in stratified sampling? The sample is then created from the same proportions of each groups of the population
What is quotas sampling? It involves stratifying the sample Interviewers are given a quota of people which they have to fill with respondents who fit these characteristics
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