Pr2.Sampling Methods
Pr2.Sampling Methods
RESEARCH 1
Quarter 3-Module 2:
Week 2, Research Sampling
Techniques
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COVER PAGE i
COPYRIGHT PAGE ii
TITLE PAGE iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS iv
What I Know 6
What’s In 9
What’s New 10
What’s in 12
What’s is it 12
What’s More 13
Assessment 17
Answer key 20
References 21
What I Need to Know
Welcome everyone!
In Module 1, you have learned different research
designs with its corresponding research methods. Research
allows you to investigate issues and problems that need a
solution or immediate action. However, for you to come up
with a sound idea you need to perform your methodology
systematically. In module 1, you were oriented on the
different data collection techniques or methods such as
observation, interviews, and survey by questionnaire. At this
point, the most important question is, where will you get
those data from? Who will be your source of data? How many
people do you need to involve in your research to get the data
from? This module on sampling design and techniques will
answer all of these questions.
This module will orient you on the difference between
population and sample. Moreover, you will examine different
sampling designs and techniques as part of the research
methodology.
What I Know
Pre assessment:
Directions: Read each item below and write the letter of the correct
answer in a separate paper.
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14. Which of the following describes convenience sampling?
a. Choosing all the households in which the family names begin with A
through E.
b. Numbering a list of households and selecting them with a random number
table.
c. Selecting the first house at random and then counting down the sampling
interval.
d. Asking anyone who wishes to participate in the survey to come to the
health center on a certain date.
15. A survey will be given to randomly selected 100 students from the Grade 7
class of Pit-os National High School. What is the population?
a. the 100 selected students c. all Junior High School students
b. all Grade 7 students d. 100 Grade 7 students
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Lesson Research Samples
1 and Population
Let’s get Started!
In research, a population does not always refer to people. It can mean a
group containing elements of anything you want to study, such as objects,
events, organizations, countries, species, organisms, etc.
What’s In
Population Sample
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What’s New
Activity 1.1 Differentiating Sample from a population
3. Among the 195 Science teacher applicants who qualified the division
ranking, the study selected 60 for their interview.
Population:
Sample:
What’s More
Abstract
Students have difficulties in conducting science research. In an attempt to enhance students’
interests and skills in conducting science investigatory projects, this study designed and used
the peer mentoring-buddy system as an intervention strategy to address the identified
needs of
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,students concerning their research skills. This paper also determined the effectiveness of the
system and examined if there is a significant difference in the perceptions of both genders. This
study also determined the percentage of project completion among students provided with the
peer-mentoring. The descriptive action research design was used. The validated Students’ Needs
Assessment Survey Instrument was distributed to a total of randomly selected 45 junior high
school students (28 female and 17 male) of a Comprehensive National High School. The
researcher developed and implemented the peer mentoring-buddy system from June 2013 to
February 2014 as an intervention. The system was evaluated in the month of March using the
validated Peer Mentoring Survey Questionnaire. The weighted mean, percentage, and t-test
were the statistical tools used. Results of the study revealed that using the system was very
effective in addressing the high level of student needs regarding their research skills. The female
students have better perception regarding the effectiveness of the system than male students
(p<0.05). Despite the differences in the perceptions of both genders, the system was found to be
very effective since all proponents finished their studies and some projects won in the science
fair competitions at regional and national level.
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Lesson Sampling Designs and
Techniques
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What’s In
In the previous lesson, you learned that the population is the entire group that
you want to draw conclusions about while a sample is the specific group that you
will collect data from. The size of the sample is always less than the total size of the
population. In the next section, you will be oriented on two major sampling designs
with its corresponding sampling techniques. Remember that your sampling design
and technique must always be consistent with your research design, research
methods, and research problem.
What is It
In doing research, you have to greatly consider that your sampling design and
techniques are aligned with your research problem and research design. What does
it mean? When you are doing experimental research, you have to follow the
principle of randomization. It means that you have to give each experimental
subject (i.e., mice, chicken, frog, plant species, and others) a chance of being
selected as a sample in your research. In doing so, the kind of sampling design and
technique that you have to utilize in this kind of research should be probability
sampling design specifically simple random sampling technique. This is just one
example of a scenario in doing research that considers the sampling technique in
research. To know more about it, a thorough discussion is provided for you.
There are several different sampling techniques available, and they can be subdivided
into two groups called sampling design: probability sampling and non-probability
sampling. In probability sampling design, you start with a complete sampling frame-
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complete list of everyone or everything you want to study, of all eligible individuals
from which you select your sample. In this way, all eligible individuals have a chance
of being chosen for the sample, and you will be more able to generalize the results
from your study. Probability sampling design tend to be more time-consuming and
expensive than non-probability sampling. In non-probability (non-random) sampling,
you do not start with a complete sampling frame, so some individuals have no chance
of being selected. Consequently, you cannot estimate the effect of sampling error and
there is a significant risk of ending up with a non-representative sample which
produces non-generalizable results. However, non-probability sampling methods
tend to be cheaper and more convenient.
What’s More
Probability Sampling Techniques
1. Simple random sampling
In this case everyone is chosen entirely by chance and each member of the
population has an equal chance, or probability, of being selected. One way of
obtaining a random sample is to give everyone in a population a number, and then
use a table of random numbers to decide which individuals to include.
As with all probability sampling methods, simple random sampling allows the
sampling error to be calculated and reduces selection bias. A specific advantage is
that it is the most straightforward method of probability sampling. A disadvantage of
simple random sampling is that you may not select enough individuals with your
characteristic of interest, especially if that characteristic is uncommon. It may also
be difficult to define a complete sampling frame and inconvenient to contact them,
especially if different forms of contact are required (email, phone, post) and your
sample units are scattered over a wide geographical area.
2. Systematic sampling
Individuals are selected at regular intervals from the sampling frame. The
intervals are chosen to ensure an adequate sample size. If you need a sample
size n from a population of size x, you should select every x/nth individual for the
sample.
For example, if you wanted a sample size of 100 from a population of 1000,
select every 1000/100 = 10th member of the sampling frame.
4. Clustered sampling
In a clustered sample, subgroups of the population are used as the sampling
unit, rather than individuals. The population is divided into subgroups, known as
clusters, which are randomly selected to be included in the study. Clusters are
identified and included in a sample based on demographic parameters like age, sex,
location, etc. This makes it very simple for a survey creator to derive effective
inference from the feedback. In single-stage cluster sampling, all members of the
chosen clusters are then included in the study. In two-stage cluster sampling, a
selection of individuals from each cluster is then randomly selected for inclusion.
Clustering should be considered in the analysis.
2. Quota sampling
This method of sampling is often used by market researchers. Interviewers
are given a quota of subjects of a specified type to attempt to recruit. For example,
an interviewer might be told to go out and select 20 adult men, 20 adult women, 10
teenage girls and 10 teenage boys so that they could interview them about their
television viewing. Ideally the quotas chosen would proportionally represent the
characteristics of the underlying population.
While this has the advantage of being relatively straightforward and potentially
representative, the chosen sample may not be representative of other characteristics
that were not considered.
4. Snowball sampling
This method is commonly used in social sciences when investigating
hard-to-reach groups. Existing subjects are asked to nominate further
subjects known to them, so the sample increases in size like a rolling
snowball.
Snowball sampling can be effective when a sampling frame is difficult
to identify. However, by selecting friends and acquaintances of subjects
already investigated, there is a significant risk of selection bias (choosing
many people with similar characteristics or views to the initial individual
identified).
Suppose you are conducting a study on the homeless in society. It may be difficult
to obtain a list of homeless individuals and their contact information. However, if
you can get in touch with a handful of homeless individuals, they could help refer
other homeless people for your study.
Approaching
Proficient At the Standard Unsatisfactory
Standard
5 pts 4 pts 2 pts
3 pts
Post Assessment:
Directions: To check your knowledge and learnings, answer the questions
below and write the letter of your answer only.
1. Sampling is about a sample from a population.
a. adding b. including c. selecting d. examining
2. Which of the following is Not type of non-probability sampling?
a. Cluster sampling c. Extensive sampling
b. Convenience sampling d. Judgmental sampling
3. What is a sample?
a. all members of society.
b. the entire group of individuals relevant to your research.
c. the members of society to which your research is generalizable to.
d. a subset of individuals drawn from the entire group of individuals relevant
to your research.
4. What is a population in the context of conducting research?
a. All members of society
b. The entire group of individuals relevant to your research
c. A subset of individuals drawn from the entire group of individuals of
interest
d. The entire group of individuals relevant to your research that participates
in your research
5. A student wants to determine the favorite professional sport of students in her
high school. Which of the following samples is most likely to give her a
representative sample?
a. A random sample of students on the basketball team
b. A random sample of students in the library during lunch
c. A random Sample of the students in the art honor society
d. A random sample of students on the official school enrollment roster
6. Mrs. Santos determine the sample from her class by selecting 5 girls and 7
boys. What is this type of sampling?
a. Cluster b. Simple c. Stratified d. Systematic
7. The school librarian wants to determine the favorite book read by students in
the library on a regular basis. What type of sampling method would she use
if she chose to select every 3rd student who enters the library on Tuesday?
a. Convenience Sample only c. Stratified Random Sample
b. Simple Random Sample d. Systematic Sample
8. What sampling design does snowball sampling belong?
a. Non-probability sampling c. Quota Sampling
b. Probability sampling d. Random Sampling
9. Mr. Dela Cruz identifies his sample from his class by selecting every third
person on her class list. Which type of sampling method is this?
a. Cluster b. Simple c. Stratified d. Systematic
10. Mr. Diaz selects his samples his class by picking 10 numbers from the box
and each number is assigned to a student. This is
random sampling.
a. Cluster b. Simple c. Stratified d. Systematic
11. Mrs. Reyes chooses her samples from her class by selecting all students
sitting at the first row and fifth row in her classroom. What sampling
technique is this?
a. Cluster b. Simple c. Stratified d. Systematic
12. Which of the following will give a more “accurate” representation of the
population from which a sample has been taken?
a. A small cluster samples
b. A large sample based on simple random sampling
c. A small sample based on simple random sampling
d. A large sample based on the convenience sampling technique
13. A sampling technique is used in Qualitative research wherein the
researcher chooses individuals who are easily accessible to become
respondents for the study.
a. Judgment Sampling c. Snowball Sampling
b. Convenience Sampling d. Quota Sampling
14. A survey will be given to randomly selected 100 students from the Grade 7
class of Pit-os National High School. What is the population?
a. the 100 selected students c. all Junior High School students
b. all Grade 7 students d. 100 Grade 7 students
15. Which of the following describes convenience sampling?
a. Choosing all the households in which the family names begin with A
through E
b. Numbering a list of households and selecting them with a random number
table
c. Selecting the first house at random and then counting down the sampling
interval
d. Asking anyone who wishes to participate in the survey to come to the
health center on a certain date
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References
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