Sampling Methods 

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  • Sampling Methods
    • Random sample
      • Small group of people that have a equal chances of being selected.
      • EG: National Lottery
      • Each person in the sampling frame gets a number
    • Stratified Sample
      • Mirrors the distribution of particular groups in a large population.
    • Snowball
      • You choose a specific group of people and pass on a questionnair. They then gin and pass it on
      • EG: Singles mothers would do the questionnaire and pass it onto other single mothers
      • It builds up like a snowball
    • Systematic
      • You use a sample frame and choose every 5th or 10th person
    • Qutoa
      • You set quota to things such as: Age, Gender, Ethnicity and Social Class
    • Opportunistic
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