Sociological Sampling Quiz

What is a sample in research?

• A small group chosen from the target population

• The specific people the researcher aims to study

• The list where the sample is selected from

• A group of people you make assumptions about

What is a population?

• A small group chosen from the target population

• The list where the sample is selected from

• A group of people you make assumptions about

• The specific people the researcher aims to study

What is a sampling frame?

• A group of people you make assumptions about

• The specific people the researcher aims to study

• The list where the sample is selected from

• A small group chosen from the target population

What is random sampling?

• Members of the population have an equal chance of being selected

• Selecting one sweet of each color to be part of the sample

• Using the participants that are available at the time

• Choosing every 4th sweet from a pot of sweets

What is quota sampling?

• Taking a tailored sample that’s in proportion to some characteristic or trait of a population

• Using the participants that are available at the time

• Selecting one sweet of each color to be part of the sample

• Choosing every 4th sweet from a pot of sweets

What is systematic sampling?

• The researcher decides on a pattern for the selection of the sample and then follows this to select who will be part of the sample

• Choosing every 4th sweet from a pot of sweets

• Using the participants that are available at the time

• Selecting one sweet of each color to be part of the sample

What is snowball sampling?

• Choosing every 4th sweet from a pot of sweets

• Using the participants that are available at the time

• Selecting one sweet of each color to be part of the sample

• The researcher has one participant, and then that person brings more people along to be part of the research

What is opportunity sampling?

• The process of gaining a sample (group of participants for research)

• Selecting one sweet of each color to be part of the sample

• Using the participants that are available at the time

• Choosing every 4th sweet from a pot of sweets

Which sampling method is more representative than others?

• Opportunity Sampling

• Random Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

• Stratified Sampling

Which sampling method would be the best for a sociologist to use?

• Systematic Sampling

• Stratified Sampling

• Random Sampling

• Opportunity Sampling