Random sampling - each member of the targetpopulation has a equalchance of beingselected
One strength of random samples is that they are unbiased
One weakness of random samples is that it is time consuming to make a list of the entire sample
Stratified sample - target population dividedintosubcategories and are selected in proportion they occur in the targetpopulation [45% men in target population = 45% men in sample]
One strength of stratified samples is that they are more representative of the targetpopulation
One weakness of stratified samples is it is very timeconsuming to calculate all relevantsubcategories in the population