Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion

a brief summary of the research paper

• abstract

• acknowledgement

• research

• preliminaries

is collecting, analyzing and interpreting data by observing what people do and say

• Qualitative Research

• Quantitative Research

this research is based on numeric figures or numbers

• Qualitative Research

• Quantitative Research

Cluster sampling is often preferred random sampling strategies because it:

• can be used when a sampling frame is not available

• is more complicated than simple random sampling

• equally represents all groups in the population

• allows you to easily identify subgroups in the population

Maricel determines her respondents by asking people as to who would be most suited for her study. Through this, she is referred from one respondent to the other. What type of non-probability sampling has been utilized?

• convenience sampling                          

• snowball sampling

• judgment sampling                               

• quota sampling

A type of probability sampling where the researcher randomly selects groups from an assemblage then considers the population for each selected group to be engaged in the study.

• cluster sampling                                     

• stratified random sampling

• simple random sampling                     

• systematic sampling

During the conduct of his survey, Lucas choose his respondents by ensuring that they are those who can provide him the needed data for his study. The type of non-probability sampling that he utilized is known as:

• convenience sampling                         

• snowball sampling

• judgment sampling                               

• quota sampling

The minimum sample size for a qualitative interview is:

• 30-60                          

• 61-100              

• 101 & above              

• difficult to determine

It selects cases that will most benefit the study, several diverse approaches to meet conceptual and substantive needs of research, sampling for representativeness or comparative value.

• convenience sampling                          

• quota sampling            

• purposive sampling                            

• snowball sampling

It refers to a volunteer sample, most easy, economical, and not preferred approach even in qualitative study.

• convenience sampling                                     

• snowball sampling

• purposive sampling                               

• quota sampling