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target population
large
group of individuals the researcher is
intrested
in studing e.g. students in year
12
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sample
smaller
group within
target
population
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why do samples need to be representative
to
generalise
findings (must match the
characteristics
of the target population e.g.
ethnicity
, gender,
age
)
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random sampling
all members
of target population have
equal chance
of getting selected
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+/- of random sampling
+ free from researcher
bias
- may be
unrepresentative
-
difficult
&
time-consuming
- selected Ps may
refuse
to take part
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systematic sampling
every
nth
person in the target population is selected e.g. every
5th
house on a street
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+/- of systematic sampling
+ avoids researcher
bias
+ fairly
representative
-
difficult
&
time-consuming
- selected Ps may
refuse
to take part
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stratified sampling
sample reflects the
prportions
of people in
sub-groups
within
target
population
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+/- of stratified sampling
+ avoids researcher
bias
+
representative
-
starta
can't reflect all ways Ps are different
-
difficult
&
time-consuming
- selected Ps may
refuse
to take part
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opportunity
sampling
select anyone who happens to be
willing
and
able
at the time of their study e.g.
market
research
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+/- of opportunity sampling
+
convieniant
-
unrepresenative
-
researcher bias
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volunteer
sampling
Ps selected themselves to be part of the sample -
self selection
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+/- of volunteer sampling
+
convenient
-
volunteer bias
(keen-beans)
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