sampling Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
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random sample

A

all members of target population have an equal chance of being selected eg random name generator

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2
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systematic

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every nth numeber on a list is selected for a condition
sampling frame is produced putting into alphabetic order so bias cannot conflict

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3
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stratified

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reflects proportions of people in the target pop or wider pop
selected from their subcatagory or strata eg over 50

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4
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opportunity

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selecting anyone willing

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5
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volunteer

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selecting themselves eg seeing advert in newspaper

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6
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evaluation random

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internal validity is enhanced because there should be no bias or extraneous varibles invcolved in the slection process
however a list of the target population may be difficult to obtain
participants may also refuse to take part

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7
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evaluation systematic

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objective no bias
time consuming
may refuse to take part

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8
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evaluation stratified

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makes generalisation become possible as it represenmts a population
identofied strata may not refelect all the ways the pp vary

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9
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evaluation volunteer

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minimal input from researcher
may only attract one profile of people

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10
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evaluation opportunity

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takes less time and money
researcher may decide who they want to use bias

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