CSE_M3_1

It is the process of selecting a representative from a population unit or from a whole group.

• Population

• Sample

• Sampling

• Popular

It is the whole group or the totality of items to be studied.

• Population

• Sample

• Sampling

• Popular

Sampling design that represents the total number of units to be sampled

• s

• N

• n

• S

Sampling design that represents the number of units in the total population

• s

• N

• n

• S

Identifying the population in relation to the objective of the study.

It is a complete list of the population from which the sample is selected.

An error can occur if the sample does not have the correct people or the entire population.

This directly affects the accuracy of the findings. The larger the sample size, the higher the accuracy and entails higher cost.

This is where the sample size should be based from the nature of the population and the objective of the study.

• method to be used in identifying

• Identify the method to used in sample sizing

• Determine the sample size

• Defining the sample

Methods can be:

• sampling

• probability

• non-probability

• snowball