SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Simple Random Sample, Sampling Frame, Sample Size Determination
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Why did the things you outline, contribute to finding out the research questions. Sampling frame: must fit more than 1500 people. Population that provides the basis for sampling. Set of cases from which the sample is selected. Frame around an area in the population - example a specific group of people from age 15-75. Could - introduce bias in sample and set it to include provinces and only territories. Example - simple random sample and random digit dialing. Smaller subpopulation of something that can accurately represent the population. The way you can generalize from sample to population. Simple random sampling is most effective way to find representative random sample. Unit of analysis - the entity of study. Can be individual people, social roles, positions, relationships, etc. Unit of observation - the entity that is observed. Could interview the people that live in a specific area.
