Survey sampling

3.5 Analytical Methods 3.5.1 Characterization of smallholder apiarists Descriptive statistics were used to determine the mean difference of socio-economic characteristics between the apiarists. The variables considered were; age of household head (measured in years), gender (given by the sex of household head (male=1, female=0), education level of household head (number of years of formal education attained by the household head). Others were: farming experience (measured number of years in…

If I were to do this experiment again, I would conduct a second test with random assignment among the subjects. This would change the nature of this study from a sample survey into a real experiment with the possibility to infer cause and effect relationships. In order to create different treatments for participants, I would randomly select more males and females. This time, I would randomly choose them from a larger population…

History Sampling is regarded as one of the most necessary parts of auditing today, but as a matter of fact, it was not until 1997 that the “Audit Sampling” standard was issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). When auditing first came into fruition sampling was not given the same consideration that is has today, as company owners were “interested in discovering major accounts of fraud or misstatements in the financial statements” (Oana, Tatiana 2013, and…

The cornerstone of IPM is the monitoring/ predication program including sampling plans to assess pest’s population that help to develop an effective decision making model using the economic threshold to determine the suitable time of control application. Insect populations may differ greatly among fields and growing seasons, so scouting/sampling fields is the only accurate way to estimate a pest population and determine whether or not its infestation is likely…

The purpose of this study was to determine specific aspects of positive caregiver-patient relationships using the mutual-participation model (Apollo, Golub, Wainberg & Indyk, 2006).The results were collected through seven focus groups made up of HIV positive patients. Through analyzing patient self-reports and verbatim recordings of the focus groups, positive caregiver-patient relationships proved to help individuals manage their illness. Three aspects of positive caregiver-patient relationships…

conclusions that serve as the basis for the recommendations. 5.1. Summary In this research, survey, interview and document analysis were the tools used in measuring the level of the combat engineering capability of NCEBde in terms of Mobility, Countermobility, Survivability, and General engineering which comprised the four functions of combat engineering. 5.1.1. Combat Engineering Capability of the NCEBde In the survey, four (4) sets of questions were asked to the target respondents of NCEBde…

4.4 Advantages Of Questionnaires 1. Less Cost And Expenditure- The questionnaire is not as costly as that of other methods. The only expenses it incurs are that of postage and getting the questionnaire prepared. The researcher does not incur costs on travelling and meeting people. 2. Possible To Cover Large Area- If the respondents are scattered over a wide geographical area, Questionnaire method can be used. The investigator has to send the questionnaires by post and he gets the replies. 3.…

CHAPTER 3 CASE STUDY 3.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter, the researcher will explain the study area in detail as well as the background and the history of the site. The purpose of this chapter is to give the impression and guidance on the actual site conditions and location about the area of the study. Apart from that, this paper also touches on different types of tourism in Kota Tinggi district. 3.2 STUDY AREA Kampung Panchor and Kampung Makam are chosen as study area because (these)…

The research question is the most important component of any research project, the research should aim to answer the main question throughout each section; for example, the literature review must be directly linked to the question (Finch and Fafinski, 2012). Additionally, a strong question will set the precedent for deciding which research design and methods to utilise in order to answer the question effectively (Finch and Fafinski, 2012). This research project wants to investigate if there…

pointed out the gender, age, being divorced or widowed, being directly exposed to the death of their kids, not having a new baby and disoriented family functioning are significant causes of severe depression. The study used the multistage stratified sampling method to choose bereaved families from the randomly sampled cities and villages. Participants are voluntary, and those who were deaf, blind or with cognitive impairment are excluded from the sample. 17 bereaved fathers and 10 bereaved…