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Subjects/Participants
Participants,
Respondents and
Subjects?
Participants, respondents
and subjects are the people
who the researcher selects
for their study.
Whats their difference?
Participants
Respondents
Subjects
Subjects are usually in experimental/scientific
research (quantitative).
Selecting
Research
Participants
Method of Selection (sampling)
e.g. the whole population of people with eating disorders in the world or
the US
accessible population
-a subset of the target population, consisting of those individuals who are
accessible to be recruited as participants in the study
e.g. people with eating disorders in local clinics
the sample
-a subset of the accessible population, consisting of those individuals who
are selected to participate in the research study
10% of the people with eating disorders in local clinics
Target population
Accessible population
sample
The utmost importance in selecting a population is
that the population should be clearly defined so
that the sample can be accurately identified.
Thank You for Listening
Identify the
participants or
subjects
12 female subjects (20-25 years of age)
and 12 male subjects (19-25 years of
age) would participate in this study.
They would receive a course credit for
their participation in the study. Before
the study, an informed consent would