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    Sampling Techniques:: Advantages and Disadvantages

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    The document describes and compares different sampling techniques, including their advantages and disadvantages. Simple random sampling selects subjects randomly from the entire population and is highly representative, but requires a complete population list. Stratified random sampling can ensure specific groups are proportionally represented by sampling from identifiable subgroups. Cluster sampling selects random samples of clusters, such as institutions, which allows sampling when no single population list exists but clusters must be equivalent. Stage sampling combines cluster and stratified random sampling and can create a probability sample by random selection at multiple stages. Non-probability techniques like purposive, quota, snowball, and volunteer sampling do not allow samples to be proven as representative due to potential subjectivity or lack of population data.

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    The document describes and compares different sampling techniques, including their advantages and disadvantages. Simple random sampling selects subjects randomly from the entire population and is highly representative, but requires a complete population list. Stratified random sampling can ensure specific groups are proportionally represented by sampling from identifiable subgroups. Cluster sampling selects random samples of clusters, such as institutions, which allows sampling when no single population list exists but clusters must be equivalent. Stage sampling combines cluster and stratified random sampling and can create a probability sample by random selection at multiple stages. Non-probability techniques like purposive, quota, snowball, and volunteer sampling do not allow samples to be proven as representative due to potential subjectivity or lack of population data.

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    The document describes and compares different sampling techniques, including their advantages and disadvantages. Simple random sampling selects subjects randomly from the entire population and is highly representative, but requires a complete population list. Stratified random sampling can ensure specific groups are proportionally represented by sampling from identifiable subgroups. Cluster sampling selects random samples of clusters, such as institutions, which allows sampling when no single population list exists but clusters must be equivalent. Stage sampling combines cluster and stratified random sampling and can create a probability sample by random selection at multiple stages. Non-probability techniques like purposive, quota, snowball, and volunteer sampling do not allow samples to be proven as representative due to potential subjectivity or lack of population data.

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    Sampling techniques: Advantages and disadvantages

    Technique Descriptions Advantages Disadvantages


    Simple Random sample Highly representative if Not possible without
    random from whole all subjects participate; complete list of population
    population the ideal members; potentially
    uneconomical to achieve;
    can be disruptive to isolate
    members from a group;
    time-scale may be too
    long, data/sample could
    change
    Stratified Random sample Can ensure that specific More complex, requires
    random from identifiable groups are represented, greater effort than simple
    groups (strata), even proportionally, in random; strata must be
    subgroups, etc. the sample(s) (e.g., carefully defined
    by gender), by
    selecting individuals
    from strata list
    Cluster Random samples of Possible to select Clusters in a level must
    successive clusters randomly when no be equivalent and some
    of subjects (e.g., by single list of population natural ones are not for
    members exists, but essential characteristics
    institution) until
    local lists do; data (e.g., geographic:
    small groups are
    chosen as units collected on groups numbers equal, but
    may avoid introduction unemployment rates differ)
    of confounding by
    isolating members
    Stage Combination of Can make up probability Complex, combines
    cluster (randomly sample by random at limitations of cluster and
    stages and within stratified random sampling
    selecting clusters)
    groups; possible to
    and random or
    stratified random select random sample
    sampling of when population lists
    individuals are very localized
    Purposive Hand-pick subjects Ensures balance of Samples are not easily
    on the basis of group sizes when defensible as being
    specific multiple groups are to representative of
    characteristics be selected populations due to
    potential subjectivity of
    researcher
    Quota Select individuals as Ensures selection of Not possible to prove that
    they come to fill a adequate numbers of the sample is
    quota by subjects with representative of
    characteristics appropriate designated population
    proportional to characteristics
    populations
    Snowball Subjects with Possible to include No way of knowing
    desired traits or members of groups whether the sample is
    characteristics give where no lists or representative of the
    names of further identifiable clusters even population
    appropriate subjects exist (e.g., drug
    abusers, criminals)
    Volunteer, Either asking for Inexpensive way of Can be highly
    volunteers, or the ensuring sufficient unrepresentative
    accidental, numbers of a study
    convenienc consequence of not
    e all those selected
    finally participating,
    or a set of subjects
    who just happen to
    be available
    Source: Black, T. R. (1999). Doing quantitative research in the social sciences: An integrated approach to
    research design, measurement, and statistics. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. (p. 118)

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