Population and Samples key words

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  • Created on: 03-12-19 16:39
What is meant by a census?
Observations or measurements taken from every member of a population.
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What is meant by a sample?
Selection of observations taken from a subset of the population which is used to find out information about the population as a whole.
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What is meant by a sampling unit?
Individual units of a population.
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What is meant by a sampling frame?
A list of sampling units that have been named or numbered.
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Name the different types of random sampling?
Systematic, simple random sampling and stratified sampling.
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Name the types of non-random sampling?
Quota and opportunity sampling.
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What is meant by a sample?

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Selection of observations taken from a subset of the population which is used to find out information about the population as a whole.

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What is meant by a sampling unit?

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What is meant by a sampling frame?

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Name the different types of random sampling?

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