Sampling

A sample is a

• subset of the main population that has similar characteristics

• subset of the main population

• population of the study

• representation of the population

Sampling in both quantitative and qualitative research is

• the same

• not same

• somewhat the same

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A sampling frame is

• a list of all those within a population who can be sampled, and may include individuals, households or institutions.

• a member of the population

• a technique used to select sample

• part of the sample population

The target population is

• the collection of elements or objects that possess the information sought by the researcher and about which inferences are to be made

• the collection of elements or objects that do not possess information sought by the researcher and about which inferences are to be made

• the collection of elements or objects that possess information that is not required by the study.

• All of the answers

A study on, "The impact of excessive dieting on gut health: A Quantitative Analysis" is being conducted in A.Dh. Atoll Dhidhoo. The island population consists of only 93 people. in this case, a good sample size for this study would be

• 50 samples

• 60 samples

• 80 samples

• 93

If you believe that the completion rates of your survey form may fall below your proposed sample size then you should

• Oversample

• Under sample

• Take the entire population

• Change the sample technique

A qualitative narrative study aims to explore the underlying causes of procrastination among Maldivian tertiary education students. For this study the most suitable sampling approach would be

• Non-probability sampling

• Probability sampling

• Bayesian sampling

• Traditional sampling

If you were planning to study the differences in gender when it comes to procrastination in completing assignments. A good sampling technique to address gender equality is

• Simple random sampling

• Systematic sampling

• Stratified sampling

• Cluster sampling

If you were conducting a qualitative case study and you feel that your neighbour and anyone that you can easily reach is also good enough then you are using a

• convenience sampling technique

• Cluster sampling technique

• Snowball sampling technique

• Stratified sampling technique

If you select your sample based on preset criteria or characteristic then you are using

• Judgmental sampling

• Snowball sampling

• Simple random sampling

• quota sampling