{"id":932,"date":"2022-11-03T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/sampling-and-sampling-techniques\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T17:27:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:27:01","slug":"sampling-and-sampling-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/ru\/sampling-and-sampling-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Sampling and Sampling Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sampling is a statistical method of obtaining representative data or information from a population<\/a>. Sampling is used when a census, collecting data from every unit or person in a population, is cost- prohibitive. As long as a sampling method is used in which each unit or person in the population has a known and positive chance (probability) of being selected, the sample is called “representative” because the characteristics of the population can be inferred from the characteristics of the sample. We sample for the following reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Firstly, collecting data for a sample is less expensive than for a census.<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Secondly, having to collect data from fewer people can be done faster than a census, <\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Thirdly, more attention can be given to each person than would be possible for a census. More attention to each person can result in more accurate data of higher quality and higher response rates.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sampling process passes through the following Six Stages <\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Defining the population of interest<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Identifying a sampling frame or list of individuals or households to measure <\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Specifying a sampling method for selecting individuals or households from the frame <\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Determining the sample size<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Implementing the sampling plan to select the sample<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Collecting data from each sample member (i.e., conducting the survey)<\/span><\/p>\n

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