Question

What are 5 characteristics of a good sample design?

Answer 1

1) Goal-oriented: A sample design should be goal oriented.

(2) Accurate representative of the universe: A sample should be an accurate representative of the universe from which it is taken.

(3) Proportional: A sample should be proportional.

(4) Random selection: A sample should be selected at random.

(5) Do-able: You should be certain

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The sample design should yield a truly representative sample

2. The sample design should be such that it results in small sampling error

3. The sample design should be viable in the context of budgetary constraints of the research study

4. The sample design should be such that the systematic bias can be controlled

5. The sample must be such that the results of the sample study would be applicable, in general, to the universe at a reasonable level of confidence.

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