This is a very important question that what should be your sample size? In any study there are various factors that affect your sample size. You have to know these factors and determine your sample. You can keep your sample size large if the study requires greater accuracy. You can keep the sample size small if you are short of …
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Sampling is the process of selecting a few from a large group. The bigger group is the population and the smaller group that is selected is sample. Sample, therefore, is a part of the population or the large group from which it is taken. Example Take an example you want to know the average age of the students in a …
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The process of selecting a sample can be made easier if you know some sampling terminologies related to sampling. Sample is part of the population and to draw sample from the population you need to decide about the sample size. There is a formula to decide about the sample size. To find out sample size using that formula you need …
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There are various sampling types and sampling techniques; these techniques have been categorized into three major categories for the ease of use. Random sampling Non-random sampling Mixed sampling Each of the above mentioned sampling types have several sampling techniques in them. Random sampling Random sampling is also called as probability sampling. In random sampling design every element of the population …
Read More »Sampling Principles in Research
To make the process of sampling more accurate, valid and reliable some sampling principles can be used. The process of sampling in research is governed by three principles. It should be kept in mind that sampling can only provide an estimate of the population mean and population parameters and in majority of cases there will be some difference between population …
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