2.1.7 Representative sampling

Question 1

What are examples of representative sampling?

Answer 1

• Random sampling.
• Quasi random/systematic sampling.
• Statified random sampling.
• Quota sampling.

Question 2

What is random sampling?

Answer 2

• The sample in selected purely by chance & everyone has an equal chance of selection?

Question 3

What is Quasi random/systematic sampling?

Answer 3

• Every nth person in the sampling frame is selected.

Question 4

What is stratified random sampling?

Answer 4

• The researcher breaks down the sampling frame into things like age, gender ethnicity etc.
• The sample is then created in the same proportions.

Question 5

What is quote sampling?

Answer 5

• Population is stratified & each is given a quota which they have to fill with respondents who fit the characteristics.