Sampling Methods for Statistics

Question 1

population

Answer 1

all members of a specified group

Question 2

sample

Answer 2

part of a population used to describe the whole group

Question 3

Sampling

Answer 3

the process whereby a researcher chooses the subjects for his or her study

Question 4

Two types of Sampling

Answer 4

probability sampling

non-probability sampling

Question 5

probability sampling

Answer 5

involves choosing subjects randomly to participate in the study