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Ch 10 - Sampling Methods the yellow boxes. Good Sampling Techniques

There are 5 types of Sampling Techniques - simple random - "SRS"

ways to choose a sample to study.
SAMPLES are chosen when the whole population cannot be studied.
They should give us the most accurate measure possible of the
whole population.
1) assign a numerical label to all individuals of the population, then
2) randomly pick numbers.
ex. drawing names from a hat, random number table, random number
generator

The GOOD techniques are the ones in which every member of the Population
population has an opportunity to be chosen for the sample.

The BAD technique does not allow for all members of the Sample
population to be represented.

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systematic cluster
1) randomly select a beginning number, then 1) divide population into groups, then
2) select every nth person after that. 2) randomly select groups and interview everyone in that group.

ex. starting with #2, and selecting every 3rd student from the ex. randomly select homerooms and survey everyone in them
directory

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Bad Sampling: What not to do.
1) divide population into groups, then
2) randomly select some members from each group. convenience
select individuals that are easy to reach
ex. randomly select 10 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 10 juniors, and 10
seniors
ex. random telephone surveys, asking your classmates
Population
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Sample
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This is a biased sample, because it is unlikely that this

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Deciding the correct method . . . Classify each sampling technique.

First, decide if it is convenience or not. If not, then - Ex 1. Glamour magazine collects data on its readers by asking them to
fill out and send in a survey from the March issue.
Is the population split into groups?
convenience

Ex 2. A farmer divides his orchard into 50 subsections, randomly

yes no
selects 4, and samples all the trees within those subsections.

Some of All All of Some Every __th or NOT? cluster

groups or groups?
Ex.3 A group of lobbyists has a list of the 100 senators. They decide
to talk to every 7th senator on the list about their position on farm
Stratified Cluster Systematic Simple
subsidies.
Random systematic

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Ex.4 A teacher puts all her students' names in a hat, then selects 3 Select some rows in a parking lot
names from the hat. These students will take a standarized test. and survey each car in the row.
Cluster
simple random
Randomly select 5 elementary
teachers, 5 middle school teachers,
Ex.5 The president of a college randomly selects two students from and 5 high school teachers.
each department to serve on a board.
Stratified
Start with number 5 and survey
stratified every 20th student in the directory.
Systematic
Start with number 8 and survey
every 3rd house on a street.
Systematic
Choose subjects using a
random number generator.
Simple
Random
Randomly select 5 students from
each major offered at a college.
Stratified

Ex.6 Which of the previous examples is not good to use? Survey everyone in randomly Draw names from a hat.
selected homerooms. Simple
convenience Cluster Random

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Sampling Methods Worksheet

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Underline ALL evidence.

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