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Sampling Terminology
• Sample – subset of larger population
• Population or universe – any complete
group that share some set of characteristics
(e.g., people, sales territories, stores, etc.)
• Population element – individual member
of population
• Census – investigation of all individual
elements that make up a population
Why Sample?
• It works! Properly selected samples yield
accurate and reliable results.
– If elements are similar smaller sample is needed
• May even be more accurate than census
– Bureau of Census uses samples to check
accuracy of the U. S. Census
• It saves resources
Stages in the Define the target population
Selection
of a Sample Select a sampling frame
Plan procedure
for selecting sampling units
Conduct fieldwork
Target Population
• To Whom Do We Want to Talk?
• Relevant population
• Operationally define
– Can be a simple or difficult task
Sampling Frame
• A list of elements from which the sample
may be drawn
• Sampling frame error – occurs when certain
sample elements are not listed or available
and are not accurately represented in the
sampling frame.
Sampling Units
• A single element or group of elemente subject to
selection in the sample
• Primary Sampling Units (PSU) :
Unit selected on the first stage.
• Secondary Sampling Units:
Unit selected in the second stage of sampling.
• Tertiary Sampling Units:
Unit selected in the third stage of sampling.
Errors Associated with Sampling
• Sampling frame error
• Random sampling error
• Non-response error
Random Sampling Error
• The difference between the sample results
and the result of a census conducted using
identical procedures.
Systematic Errors(Non-sampling)
• * 50% of 40 is 20.
• * 10% of 40 is 4.
• * 5% of 40 is 2.
• * 35% of 40 is 14.
Cluster Sampling
• The purpose of cluster sampling is to sample
economically in which the primary sampling
unit is not the individual element in the
population but large cluster of elements.
• the total population is divided into groups
(or clusters) and a sample of the groups is
selected. Then the required information is
collected from the elements within each
selected group.
• The main difference between cluster
sampling and stratified sampling is that in
cluster sampling the cluster is treated as the
sampling unit so analysis is done on a
population of clusters (at least in the first
stage). In stratified sampling, the analysis is
done on elements within strata. In stratified
sampling, a random sample is drawn from
each of the strata, whereas in cluster
sampling only the selected clusters are
studied.
What is the
Appropriate Sample Design?
• Representativeness is Always Important
• Degree of accuracy (nature of research )
• Resources (financial and human resources; value
of information)
• Time
• Advanced knowledge of the population
(availability of list of population elements)
• Geographic aspects
• Need for statistical analysis
Internet Sampling is Unique
• Internet surveys allow researchers to rapidly
reach a large sample.