Sampling of Participants

What is population?

• A small selection of individuals

• A random selection of data

• The entire group you want to study

What is sampling?

• Choosing a few people to represent a larger group

• Looking at every person in a population

• The entire group you want to study

What is random sampling?

• Picking people based on who is nearby

• Choosing people completely by chance

• Asking for volunteers

Which of the following describes opportunity sampling?

• Randomly selecting participants from the population

• Asking for volunteers

• Choosing whoever is easiest to reach

What is volunteer sampling?

• Choosing people who are easy to find

• Picking participants who want to be in the study

• Selecting individuals randomly

Random sampling means everyone has an equal chance of being selected.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Opportunity sampling can be quick and easy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Volunteer sampling can always be representative of the population

• TRUE

• FALSE

Opportunity sampling is often more time-consuming than random sampling.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Volunteer sampling can lead to biased results because the sample may not represent the population well.

• TRUE

• FALSE