• How random sampling is selected • Actual probability & non probability sampling DEFINITIONS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Element: The object about which or from which
the information is desired, e.g., the respondent Sampling unit: An element, or a unit containing the element, that is available for selection at some stage of the sampling process Sampling Frame: List containing all the elements from which you choose the sample Random Sampling
The process of selecting a sample that
allows individual in the defined population to have an equal and independent chance of being selected for the sample. Different types of random sampling
CLUSTER RANDOM SAMPLING
SYSTEMATIC RANDOM SAMPLING CLUSTER SAMPLING
Cluster sampling is sampling in which groups,
not individuals, are randomly selected. All the members of selected groups have similar characteristics. Cluster sampling is more convenient when the population is very large or spread over large geographical area. Systematic random sampling
In systematic random sampling the researcher
first randomly pick the first item or subject from the population than the researcher will select each nth subject from the list. The process of obtaining systematic random sampling is much like an arithmetic progression. STEPS IN RANDOM SAMPLING: 1. Identify and define the population. 2. Determine the desired sample size. 3. List all members of the population. 4. Assign all individuals on the list consecutive number from zero to the required number. Each individual must have the same number of digits as each other individual. 5. Select an arbitrary number in the table of random numbers. 6. For the selected number, look only at the number of digits assigned to each population member. 7. If the number corresponds to the number assigned to any of the individual in the population, then that individual is included in the sample. 8. Go to the next number in the column and repeat step #7 until the desired number of individuals has been selected for the sample. TYPES OF PROBABILITY SAMPLING NON – PROBABILITY SAMPLING
Non-probability sampling is a sampling
technique where the odds of any member being selected for a sample cannot be calculated. It’s the opposite of probability sampling, where you can calculate the odds. For example one person could have a 10% chance of being selected and another person could have a 50% chance of being selected. It’s nonprobability sampling when you can’t calculate the odds at all