Research Methods Practice Exercise (3)

Research Methods Practice Exercise (3) Sampling techniques include the following. Describe each of these and explain how any of them may apply to (a) exploratory type of research (b) conclusive type of research 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Hints1: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Accidental sampling Bernoulli sampling Cluster sampling Demon algorithm Distance sampling Experience sampling method Gradient-directed transect Infrastructure bias Kish grid Latin hypercube sampling

11. Line-intercept sampling 12. Matching (statistics) 13. Mean field particle methods 14. Monte Carlo method 15. Multistage sampling 16. Non-probability sampling 17. Poisson sampling 18. Quota sampling

19. Simple random sample 20. Snowball sampling 21. Square root biased sampling 22. Stratified sampling 23. Survey sampling 24. Systematic sampling

https://explorable.com/statistical-sampling-techniques https://explorable.com/drawing-conclusions http://www.stattrek.com/survey-research/sampling-methods.aspx http://www.statisticalforecasting.com/statistical-sampling-methods.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_algorithm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradsect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_bias http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish_grid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_hypercube_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-intercept_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matching_(statistics) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multistage_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprobability_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisson_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quota_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_random_sample http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowball_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root_biased_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_field_particle_methods http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratified_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survey_sampling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_sampling

sources acknowledged https://explorable.com & http://en.wikipedia.org