sampling methods
- Created by: millie.jay
- Created on: 15-02-18 18:56
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- sampling methods
- random sampling
- every member of the population has an equal chance of being chosen
- systematic sampling
- researcher takes a sampling frame in the form of a list
- researcher numbers the participants and then picks the participants at a set interval
- practical and ethical influences
- practical
- to time comsuming
- too much money
- access to participants
- characteristics
- funding body
- ethical
- free from harm
- confidentiality
- gate keeper
- anomymity
- informed consent
- practical
- stratified sampling
- involves sorting the population into groups you want to look at
- sociologist would randomly choose people from the group in proportion to the population
- non probability sampling
- sampling technique where samples are gathered in a process that does not give all the individuals in the population equal chances of being selected.
- examples of probability sampling
- quota sampling
- classify the population into catergories
- when you have the right proportion for each, you can stop recruiting from that catergory (you have met your quota)
- oppotunity sampling
- consists of using participants that are available at the time
- snowball sampling
- finding one member of a certain group and asking them if they know anyone else you could participate
- quota sampling
- things to keep in mind
- informed consent
- confidentiality
- keeping personal details between you and the respondent
- anonymity
- making sure that no names re mentioned in your finished report or in the data collection
- protecting yourself
- making sure that you/your researchers don't put themselves in dangerous situations
- ethical considerations
- making sure that you research is not harming/offending anyone
- gatekeeper
- someone who gives permission for other people to be involved in your research
- protection from harm
- ensuring that your paricipants are protected from any physcological/ohysical damage
- primary and secondary data
- primary
- data that has been collected first hand by yourself or a particular piece of research
- questionnaires
- conducting an experiment
- data that has been collected first hand by yourself or a particular piece of research
- secondary
- data that is already there that has been collected by other researchers
- old photogrpahs
- research from other sociologists
- information from the media
- official statistics
- data that is already there that has been collected by other researchers
- primary
- interviews
- focus groups
- asking different types of opinions from different people
- get more information
- unstructured interviews
- not prepared questions
- questions will link to previous answers to interact with the interviewee more
- structured interviews
- one to one
- more detailed questions and answers
- prepared questions
- focus groups
- random sampling
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