CHRISTIAN MART A.

SONCIO BSCE – STRUCTURAL

CEE105 – 7199 Activity 2

ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGES OF PROBABILITY

SAMPLING

• Simple Random
o Advantages
▪ This is the suitable for data analysis which includes the use of
inferential statistics.
▪ It is free from errors in classification.
▪ It is very easy to assess the sampling error in this method.
o Disadvantages
▪ The selection of sample becomes impossible if the units or
items are widely dispersed.
▪ It cannot be employed where the units of the population are
heterogenous in nature
▪ Carries larger errors from the same sample size than that are
found in stratified sampling.
• Stratified Random
o Advantages
▪ Can guard against an “unrepresentative” sample.
▪ Can provide greater precision.
▪ Obtain sufficient sample points to support a separate analysis
of any subgroup.
o Disadvantages
▪ It requires more administrative effort.
▪ The analysis is computationally more complex.
▪ Can’t be used in all studies. Several conditions must be met
for it to be used properly.
• Cluster Sampling
o Advantages
▪ Requires fewer resources.
▪ More feasible.
▪ Convenience and ease to use.
o Disadvantages
▪ High sampling errors.
▪ Biased sample. If the cluster representing the entire
population were formed under biased opinion, the inference
about the entire population would be biased as well.
▪ Might not work well if the unit members are not homogenous.
• Multi-Stage Sampling
o Advantages
▪ It allows to apply cluster or random sampling after determining
groups.
▪ Can apply to make clusters and sub-clusters until it reaches
the desired size or type of group.
 ▪ It is flexible, cost effective and easy to implement. You can
use as many stages as you need to reduce the sample to a
workable size, with no restrictions on how to divide the groups.
o Disadvantages
▪ High level subjectivity
▪ Researcher findings can never be 100% representative of
population.
▪ The presence of group-level information is required.