Sample size

Many data interpretation issues have been identified in the above mentioned studies conducted on yellow fever to determine the prevalence, distribution, determinants. Some of them include: • Measuring the burden of the disease which was caused by the yellow fever is challenging because of the wide range of the clinical severity and non-specific symptoms reported in majority of the infection. This has made diagnosis for yellow fever very difficult for investigators. It was found that the…

Material and Method For the present study, total 1000(500 males and 500 females) asymptomatic, healthy adults, residing in Teerthanker Mahaveer University of cosmopolitan origin with age over 18 years old with no diagnosed history of knee arthropathy and spinal deformity and a written informed consent was taken from the subjects. The measurements were taken between 2 to 5 p.m. to remove the inconsistencies due to diurnal variations. Sampling Method - : Purposive and Judgment sampling methods…

Studies and information gathered from the population offers a valuable tool for a marketing manager to utilize when one is trying to increase wine sales in an operating establishment. Many studies exist, which concern factors shown to influence dining satisfaction such as the quality of food, the quality of the service, as well as the environment and ambiance. However, nominal research exists, which focuses on the customer’s satisfaction with wine when they are in a restaurant atmosphere, while…

meeting that customer satisfaction was a concern the employees were voicing. This discussion led to the potential of performing a survey throughout our ten locations, which serve over two-hundred customer per day. The quandary is how we build this sample. When gathering satisfaction data from a population, such as the customers of a popular clothing store, surveys are very beneficial. However, there are two different survey methodologies used, which are population studies and sampling. Both…

a) Sample selection size varies for each experiment, depending on how large the whole group under investigation is or how much time it would take to sample a certain group (Rathburn, MacConnadchie, Zizler, Hill, & Moorman, 2012, p. 72) . Sample selection is important part of a studies experimental design because it usually decides how valid a study is. The validity of the sample size and study is usually decided through the peer-review process, which is one of the reasons why the peer review…

are respondents who are preferably the primary purchaser in their household and have some knowledge regarding EF products. The more accurately we are able to have our sample represent this population, the more accurate our final results will be. Since our main sampling method uses the convenience approach, the majority of our sample will be UFV students. Our working population, the UFV students, represent the multicultural aspect of our target population well. UFV has a variety of students from…

Strategy and Sample Size for a Quantitative Research Plan Introduction When a researcher is constructing a sampling method, the questions about the population where the sample will come from and the size of the sample to be used come into play for the purpose of seeking statistical validity (Frankfort-Nachmias & Nachmias, 2008). Parahoo (2014) explains that, in order for sampling method or strategy to be considered credible, defining the population to be sampled, type of sampling, sample size,…

One major survey administration method is phone surveys. The phone survey method is one where the researcher calls individuals who comprise his or her sample and then has them answer the survey questions over the phone (Chamberlain, 2016). This has historically been a popular administration method, as it has several advantages, i.e., it is quick, cheap, and effective (Chamberlain, 2016). That being said, there are several disadvantages as well. For example, individuals have become less…

sampling types listed below : Simple Sampling: It uses a random selection of sample from the population. For example, if we want to select 20 random employees as the sample from the IT department University XYZ: we should use a random-number generator to generate 20 numbers between 1 and 40 and select 20 staffs who belong to these numbers. Systematic (Interval) Sampling: It uses a systematic approach to select the sample from the population. Systematic sampling is similar with random sampling…

key terms and fundamental principles (ii) identification of sampling technique for the sample (iii) the practicality or otherwise of using the sampling strategy for the study. Sample size estimation for any study is imperative, hence the seen to ensure that it is done appropriately (Patten, 2014). Too few participants result in an underpowered sample, while too many participants result in an overpowered sample (Pyrczak, 2010). To achieve a correct…