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Population |
A large group from which a sample is drawn; the group to which a study's conclusions are intended to be applied |
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Sample |
The group of people, animals, or cases used in a study; a subset of the population of interest. |
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Convenience sampling |
Choosing a sample based on those who are easiest to access and readily available; a biased sampling technique. |
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Snowball sampling |
A variation on purposive sampling, a biased sampling technique in which participants are asked to recommend acquaintances for the study. |
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Quota sampling |
A biased sampling technique in which a researcher identify subsets of the population of interest. |
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Stratified random sampling |
a form of probability sampling; a random sampling technique in which the researcher identifies particular demographic categories, or strata, and then randomly select individuals within each category. |
