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totality of all the elements or persons for which the research is conduct.
POPULATION
subset or representatives of the population which actually take part in the study.
SAMPLE
The sampling techniques that involve random selection.
PROBABILITY SAMPLING
The sampling techniques that do not involve random selection of data.
NON-PROBABILITY SAMPLING
the most basic random sampling wherein each element in the population has an equal probability of being selected.
SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING
This technique can be done by listing all the elements in the population and selecting every kth element in your population
list.
SYSTEMATIC RANDOM SAMPLING
A random sampling wherein the population is divided into different strata or divisions.
STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING
A random sampling wherein population is divided into clusters or groups and the clusters are randomly selected.
CLUSTER SAMPLING
A technique wherein the researcher gathers data from nearby sources of information exerting minimal effort.
CONVENIENCE SAMPLING
A technique in which the samples have traits that are rare to find. Participants help find more participants.
SNOWBALL SAMPLING
Researchers choose these individuals according to specific traits or qualities.
QUOTA SAMPLING
A technique that the sample units are volunteers in studies wherein the measuring process is painful or troublesome to a respondent.
VOLUNTEER SAMPLING