PR2 Population and Sampling
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Mary Joy Llosa RedullaPR2 Population and Sampling
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Mary Joy Llosa RedullaPOPULATION AND
SAMPLING
OBJECTIVES
describes sampling procedure and sample
POPULATION
Composed of persons or
objects that possess some
characteristics that are of
interest to the researcher.
SAMPLE
It is very impractical for the
researcher to get data from the
entire population especially if it
is very large. Therefore, a sample
is derived. It is a subset of the
entire population or a group of
individuals that represents the
population and serves as the
respondents of the study.
POPULATION SAMPLE
Why do we get the sample?
Less costs
Less field time
More accuracy i.e. Can Do A Better
Job of Data Collection
When it’s impossible to study the
whole population
Factors in Determining the Sample Size
1. Homogeneity of the population. The
higher the degree of the differences of
the population, the smaller the sample
size that can be utilized.
Factors in Determining the Sample Size
2. Degree of precision desired by the
researcher. A larger sample size will result in
greater precision or accuracy results.
3. Types of sampling procedure. Probability
sampling utilizes smaller sample size than
non-probability sampling.
Factors in Determining the Sample Size
4. The use of formulas
a. Slovin’s Formula. It is used to compute for
sample size. This formula is used when you have
limited information about the characteristics of the
population and are using a non-probability
sampling procedure.
n = a sample size
N = population size
E = desired margin of error (0.005)
Example
computation
for Slovin’s
Formula
Factors in Determining the Sample Size
4. The use of formulas
b. Calmorin’s formula. This is used when the
population is more than 100 and the researcher
decides to utilize scientific sampling.
= Sample Size
= population
= Standard value (2.58) of 1% level of probability with
0.99 reliability
= sampling error
Example = the largest possible proportion
computation
for
Calmorin’s
= 214
Formula
Factors in Determining the Sample Size
5. Other Considerations:
a. Sample sizes as small as 30 are generally
adequate to ensure that sampling distribution of
the mean will approximate the normal curve
b. When the total population is equal or less than
100, this same number may serve as the sample
size. This is called universal sampling.
Factors in Determining the Sample Size
5. Other Considerations:
c. The following are the acceptable sizes for
different types of research:
Descriptive: 10% - 20% may be required
Correlational: 30 subjects respondents
Comparative: 15 subjects / group
Experimental: 15 – 30 subjects
