Sampling Methods
Psychology ⇒ Research Methods in Psychology
Sampling Methods starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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A researcher divides a population into males and females, then randomly selects equal numbers from each group. What sampling method is this?
A researcher selects every 10th name from a list of 1,000 students. What sampling method is being used?
A researcher uses a list of all patients in a hospital and selects every 5th patient for a survey. What is the sampling interval?
A researcher wants to ensure that her sample includes equal numbers of participants from different age groups. Which sampling method should she use?
A researcher wants to study the attitudes of high school students in a city. She divides the city into districts and randomly selects some districts, then surveys all students in those districts. What sampling method is she using?
Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of using stratified sampling.
Explain how systematic sampling is carried out.
Explain the main difference between probability and non-probability sampling methods.
Explain why a researcher might use quota sampling instead of random sampling.
Explain why sampling bias is a problem in psychological research.
List two types of non-probability sampling methods.
What is one limitation of using snowball sampling in research?
What is the main purpose of using random sampling in psychological research?
What is the main risk of using a non-representative sample in psychological research?
