INTRO TO STATS

Lesson 1: Sample Size (Slovin’s Formula)

Population Stratified Sampling
- It is the collection of persons, objects, or - The population is divided into strata
items of interest. (groups) based on commonalities or
Sample homogeneity.
- It refers to the smaller, manageable version - Example:
of a larger group.  If a researcher wanted to study the
Slovin’s Formula health of men over 80.
- It is used to compute for the number of
sample size, denoted with letter “n”.
- The formula sometimes written as Sloven’s
Formula and it was formulated by Slovin in
1960.
- n = N / 1 + Ne2
- n = sample size, N = Number of Population,
 To get the percentage, divide the
e = Error of Tolerance
number by the whole and multiply by
Error of Tolerance
100.
- It is the level of confidence that indicate that
 Divide percentage by 100%, then
the data is reflective of the entire population.
multiply 400 to get the sample.
Lesson 2: Sampling Techniques and
Purposive Sampling
Procedures
- You will choose you desired sample who will
Simple Random Sampling
participate in your study.
- It is also called as Fishbowl Technique.
- Example:
- The participants are randomly picked to be
 If a researcher conducts a study and
fair (equal chances) and greatly reduces
chooses for a sample all the members of
bias in your data.
a psychology class because he thinks
- Examples:
they will make the best subjects.
 Wheel of Names
 Lottery
Systematic Sampling
- The selection is done by assigning every
k’th element in your population.
- K = N/n
- Examples:
 N = 250,000, n = 12500, k = 200th
 A researcher wants to conduct a study in
a university with 10,000 students with
90% precision. If he used systematic
sampling, find the kth member he must
include in his sample of 100.
Cluster Sampling
- It is a sampling technique used when
mutually heterogeneous yet internally
homogeneous groupings are evident in
statistical population.
- Examples:
 In Navotas City, you will choose the
barangay who will be your sample.
 If a researcher wanted to study the
driving habits of residents in City of
Navotas vs. City of Malabon.