Sampling and Research Methods

Which statement is correct?

• A census is an example of sampling frame.

• The survey population refers to all those to whom the findings of the study will apply and from which a sample is chose.

• The sample is the list of all the members of the survey population.

• The sampling frame is a small-scale test of a piece of a research project before the main research.

The electoral roll or register of a country is an example of _____.

• Survey population

• Sample

• Sampling frame

• Sampling

Why are random samples not always representative?

• It may produce a sample that is dominated by one group.

• It is not easy to draw the samples.

• Not everybody in the sample has the same chance to be chosen.

• It involves finding only one respondent who has many network.

What is the difference between systematic sampling and random sampling?

• Random sampling is more efficient than systematic sampling if there is a huge number of the survey population.

• In systematic sampling, not all names have the chance to be chosen unlike in random sampling.

• Systematic sampling provides all the names in the sampling frame equal chance to be chosen while random sampling do not give them equal opportunity.

• Random sampling is not as organized as systematic sampling.

This type of sampling requires the researcher to decide in advance how many people with what characteristics to involve in the research and then identifying them.

• Quota sampling

• Snowball sampling

• Stratified sampling

• Simplified sampling

Which of these sampling methods do not require a sampling frame?

• Quota sampling

• Snowball sampling

• Cluster sampling

• Opportunity sampling

Why is it important for sociologists to choose their sampling method and sample carefully?

• To ensure the timely completion of the research regardless of the sampling frame

• To ensure that the hypotheses in the research are taken into consideration

• To ensure that the all members of the survey population respond to the research in a timely manner

• To ensure representativeness of data collected from respondents

Which type of sampling is used to address the problem that random samples are not always representative?

• Stratified sampling

• Snowball sampling

• Cluster sampling

• Snowball sampling

It refers to the different ways in which samples can be created.

• Pilot study

• Survey population

• Sampling frame

• Sampling methods

An example of a set of possible responses in this type of questionnaire is: agree strongly, agree, disagree, disagree strongly.

• Scaled questions

• Closed questions

• Pre-coded questions

• Open questions