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Date: April 4, 2024
Determine the appropriate type of random sampling that
best applies for each of the scenario provided.
Choices: 8. Scenario: You're studying the spending habits of
Simple Random Sampling different age groups in a city with a mix of residential,
Systematic Random Sampling commercial, and industrial areas. To ensure that your
Stratified Random Sampling sample includes representation from each age group,
Cluster/Area Sampling you decide to divide the city into strata based on age and
randomly select individuals from each stratum. What
1. Scenario: You're conducting research on the sampling method would you use?
satisfaction level of customers in a big city with Answer: Stratified Random Sampling
numerous neighborhoods and shopping districts. To
ensure a representative sample, you decide to divide the
city into several geographical clusters and randomly 9. Scenario: You're conducting research on the housing
market in a metropolitan area with distinct
select clusters for your survey. What sampling method neighborhoods and apartment complexes. To streamline
would you use? the sampling process, you decide to randomly select a
Answer: Cluster/ Area Sampling few neighborhoods and apartment complexes, and then
include all households from the selected areas in your
2. Scenario: You're conducting a study on the sample.
effectiveness of a new teaching method in a What sampling method would you use?
school district with schools of varying sizes and Answer: Cluster/ Area Sampling
demographics. To ensure that your sample includes
representation from different types of schools, you
decide to divide the district into strata based on school 10. Scenario: You want to estimate the satisfaction level
of employees in a large company with multiple
size and demographics, and then randomly select departments and office locations. To ensure a fair
schools from each stratum. What sampling method representation of employees from different departments
would you use? and locations, you decide to randomly select a sample of
Answer: Stratified Random Sampling employees from each department and office location.
What sampling method would you use?
3. Scenario: You're conducting a study on the prevalence Answer: Stratified Sampling
of a certain disease in a country with diverse
demographics. To ensure that every individual in the
population has an equal chance of being selected for the 11. Scenario: You're studying the impact of a new
healthcare policy on patients from various socio-
study, you decide to assign each person in the economic backgrounds in a city with diverse
population a unique number and use a random number neighborhoods. To ensure that your sample includes
generator to select your sample. representation from each socioeconomic group, you
What sampling method would you use? decide to divide the city into strata based on socio-
Answer: Simple Random Sampling economic status and randomly select patients from
each stratum.
4. Scenario: You want to estimate the average income of What sampling method would you use?
households in a city with a well-defined grid system of Answer: Stratified random sampling
streets. To ensure a systematic approach to sampling,
you decide to select every 10th household along each
street starting from a randomly chosen point. 12. Scenario: You want to estimate the average
commute time in a city with a well-defined grid system
What sampling method would you use? of streets. To ensure a systematic approach to sampling,
Answer: Systematic Random Sampling you decide to select every 20th intersection along each
major road starting from a randomly chosen point.
5. Scenario: You're studying the impact of social media What sampling method would you use?
usage on teenagers across different regions of a country Answer: Systematic random sampling
with urban, suburban, and rural areas. To ensure that
your sample includes representation from each region,
you decide to divide the country into geographical strata 13. Scenario: You're conducting research on the
preferences of smartphone users across different regions
and randomly select teenagers from each stratum. of a country with urban, suburban, and rural areas. To
What sampling method would you use? ensure that your sample includes representation from
Answer: Stratified Random Sampling each region, you decide to divide the country into
geographical strata and randomly select smartphone
6. Scenario: You want to assess the performance of users from each stratum.
students in a large university with multiple departments What sampling method would you use?
and faculties. To simplify the sampling process, you Answer: Stratified random sampling
decide to randomly select a few departments and
faculties, and then include all students from the
14. Scenario: You want to estimate the average age of
selected departments and faculties in your sample. shoppers in a shopping mall with multiple stores and
What sampling method would you use? sections. To ensure a systematic approach to sampling,
Answer: Cluster/ Area Sampling you decide to select every 5th shopper entering the mall
starting from a randomly chosen entrance.
7. Scenario: You're conducting a survey on political What sampling method would you use?
preferences in a country with a diverse population. To Answer: Systematic Random Sampling
ensure that your sample is representative of the
population, you decide to randomly select individuals
from a list of registered voters. 15. Scenario: You're studying the dietary habits of people
in a country with urban and rural areas. To ensure that
What sampling method would you use? your sample includes representation from each type of
Answer: Simple Random Sampling area, you decide to randomly select a few urban and
rural areas, and then include all individuals from the
selected areas in your sample.
What sampling method would you use?
Answer: Cluster/ Area Sampling