4. INTRODUCTION
The process of selecting the representative sample units
from the population to study the characteristics of the
population is called sampling.
A population consist number of units usually very large.
In many cases, it is not practically possible to include all
units of the population for the investigation.
Therefore a few units of the population have to be
selected as a representative of the whole population.
So sampling is needed in this situation to draw the
representative sample of the population.
5. A sample is the small portion of the population
which is drawn from the population by using
sampling technique.
Sampling is a process used in statistical analysis
in which a predetermined number of
observations are taken from a larger population.
The process of selecting a number of individuals
for a study in such a way that the individuals
represent the larger group from which they
were selected.
SAMPLE
6. A Sample is “A Smaller (but Hopefully
Representative) Collection of Units from a
Population used to determine Truths about that
Population” (Field, 2005)
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Sample:
It is a unit that is selected from population
Represents the whole population
Purpose to draw the inference
7. SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
RANDOM
SAMPLING
NON-
RANDOM
SAMPLING
Random Sampling :
A method of sampling that uses of random selection so
that all units/cases in the population have an equal
probability of being chosen.
Non-Random Sampling:
It does not involve random selection and methods are
not based on the rationale of probability theory.
11. SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING
In SRS all members of a population have an equal and
independent chance of being selected.
It is an equal probability sampling method.
It ensures the best result.
It is best method theoretically but practically if
population is large then complete listing of population
is difficult.
Numbers are assign to all subjects and then using a
random number generator to chose random numbers.
12. SELECTION PROCESS
Identify and define the population
Determine the desired sample size
List all members of the population
Assign all members on the list a consecutive
number.
Select an arbitrary starting point from a table of
random numbers and read the appropriate number
of digits.
13. METHODS OF SELECTION
Random Number
Tables,
Tossing of Coins
Blind Folded
Method,
Lottery Method,
Throwing of Dies,
Sieve Method.
14. ADVANTAGES
Easy to Conduct
Easy Method to Use
Easy to analyze data
High probability of achieving a representative sample
Meets assumptions of many statistical procedures
No need of prior information of population
15. DISADVANTAGES
Identification of all members of the population
can be difficult
Does not use researchers’ expertise
Larger risk of random error
Low frequency of use
If sampling frame large, this method impracticable.
Contacting all members of the sample can be difficult
16. CONCLUSION
Sample is the small portion of the population
which is drawn from the population.
It is a unit that is selected from population,
Represents the whole population.
There are two types of Sampling Techniques:
Random Sampling & Non-Random Sampling
In SRS all members of a population have an
equal and independent chance of being selected.
Easy to analyze data It ensures the best result.
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