sampling

Question 1

sampling frame

Answer 1

a list of members of the population from which a sample is chosen. The researcher has to choose an appropriate sample for the research by selecting some of all the possible respondents.

Question 2

disadvantages

Answer 2

expensive, impractical to include all of them in the research so a number of them are chosen

Question 3

electoral roll

Answer 3

the list of everyone registered to vote in the elections with their address it does not include anyone that is not registered to vote

Question 4

school registers

Answer 4

for research in a school there will be a list of children with other information such as their gender but these lists are only available to genuine researchers

Question 5

school registers

Answer 5

for research in a school there will be a list of children with other information such as their gender but these lists are only available to genuine researchers

Question 6

random sample

Answer 6

this is when everyone in the sampling frame has an equal chance of being chosen this can be done by picking names from a hat at random.

Question 7

stratified sample

Answer 7

to overcome the problem that random samples are not always representative, the sample frame can be divided into boys and girls and a random sample is then taken from each division of the sampling frame

Question 8

quota samples

Answer 8

deciding in advance how many people with characteristics to involve in the research and then identifying them

Question 9

snowball sampling

Answer 9

when one respondent puts the researcher in contact with others. It involves finding one respondent and getting them to put you in touch with one or more others.

Question 10

sampling methods

Answer 10

the different ways in which samples can be created

Question 11

ethical issues

Answer 11

issues that have moral dimension such as when harm or distress maybe be caused to the participants. They involve decisions about what is right and wrong and it involves values.