Sampling methods

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What is the research population?
The group of people the sociologists has decided to study- refers to
all the people who could be included in the research
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Population
All members of society
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Sample
amount of people who take part in study. Larger sample for quanative , smaller for qualative.
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name all of the sampling frames
random, opportunity, systematic, stratified, quota, snowball.
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example of random sampling.
Disadvantage of random sampling
Name generator, picking names out of hat.
Not reliable.
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What is opportunity sampling
Taking sample from people who are available at the time of study, and fit the criteria your looking for. A strength is that it is less time consuming and is more convenient, however a disadvantage is possible researcher bias, Not accurate or representativ
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Systematic sampling
Listing all possible participants and selecting every nth person until you reach your desired sample size. Positives would prefer this
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What is stratified sampling
Frame will be divided into a number of smaller groups such as social class, gender, age, and ethnicity
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What is quota sampling
Researcher picks groups based on aim of study, not random at all
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What is snowball sampling
researcher makes participants do the work
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Social stratification
Form of social inequality.
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Population

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All members of society

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Sample

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name all of the sampling frames

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example of random sampling.
Disadvantage of random sampling

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