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Simple random: assign numbers to sampling frame and select numbers randomly (computer) -\textgreater{} each element has an equal chance of being selected \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 3) 2. Systematic: every kth unit in a list is selected in the sample \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 2) 3. Stratified: grouping of the units composing a population into homogeneous groups before sampling. \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 3) 4. Cluster: natural groups (clusters) are sampled initially, with the members of each selected group being subsampled afterwards% Row Count 19 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{nonprobability sampling}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{nonprobability = chance to became part of a sample is unknown \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) - in general use: \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) → Qualitative research \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) → Populations with no sampling frame \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) - Nonprobability sampling, how are objects of study selected? \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) 4 types: \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) 1. Convenience: easy availability of objects of study \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 2) 2. Snowball: ask objects of study to suggest additional objects \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 2) 3. Purposive: researcher's judgment about which objects of study will be the most useful or representative \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 3) 4. Quota: on the basis of pre-specified characteristics, so that the sample will have the same distribution of characteristics assumed in the population% Row Count 19 (+ 4) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{problem of nonprobability samples: {\bf{bias}} \newline → i.e. personal/practical (i.e. easy availability) preferences researcher} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{sample errors, confidence level and interval}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{statistic}}: the summary description of a variable in a sample, used to estimate a population parameter \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) {\emph{Sampling error:}} the degree of error to be expected of a given sample instead of the population \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) → decrease when sample numbers increase + when variations decrease \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) {\emph{Confidence level:}} the estimated probability that a population parameter lies within a given confidence interval \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 3) {\emph{Confidence interval:}} the range of values within which a population parameter is estimated to lie% Row Count 12 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{probability samples}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{purpose of empirical research = representativeness \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) → and so, sample of objects of study from a population must contain the same variations that exist in the population \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 3) + the quality of a sample of having the same distribution of characteristics as the population from which it was selected \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 3) {\bf{method:}} \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) - sample of objects of study from a population must contain the same variations that existin the population \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 3) - the quality of a sample of having the same distribution of characteristics as the population from which it was selected% Row Count 15 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{advantages probabiity sampling: \newline - are typically more representative than nonprobability samples as biases are avoided \newline - probability theory permits researchers toe estimate the accuracy or representativeness of the sample} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}