Kit Library / Social Studies / Sociology
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You can't study everyone — so you sample.
A sample is a smaller, manageable subset selected from a larger population to represent it in research.
↳ Sampling lets sociologists study a small group and draw conclusions about a much larger population.
Population, sample, sampling — know the difference.
↳ Every sampling method aims to produce a sample that fairly represents the population.
Two families of sampling — pick wisely.
↳ Probability sampling supports generalization; non-probability sampling is faster and cheaper but less representative.
Sampling is the process of selecting a smaller group (sample) from a larger population to study, since studying everyone is usually impossible. Sociology uses probability and non-probability sampling techniques, each sui…
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22 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
What is the term for the entire group that a researcher wants to draw conclusions about?
BeginnerThe population
The population (or universe) is the entire group the researcher wants to draw conclusions about. The sample is the subset actually studied, and the sampling frame is the list from which the sample is drawn.
A researcher wants to study all urban working women in a state but can only reach a few thousand. She selects 500 of them to study. What is the 500-woman group called?
BeginnerThe sample
The 500 women actually selected and studied form the sample. The population is all urban working women in the state, and the sampling frame would be the list from which the 500 were drawn.
Which of the following is the list or map from which a sample is actually drawn?
BeginnerThe sampling frame
The sampling frame is the list or map from which the sample is drawn — such as a voter roll, school register, or census block list. A weak frame ruins even a clever sampling technique.
Which family of sampling gives every unit a known, non-zero chance of being selected?
BeginnerProbability sampling
Probability sampling gives every unit a known, non-zero chance of selection, and selection is random. This is what makes statistical generalisation possible.
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