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Group 1

Read carefully the scenario below and then answer the following guide questions.

A researcher has a population of 100 third grade children from a local school district
from which a sample of 25 children is to be selected. Each child’s name is put on a list,
and each child is assigned a number from 1 to 100. Then the numbers 1 to 100 are
written on separate pieces of paper and shuffled. Finally, the researcher picks 25 slips
of paper and the numbers on the paper determine the 25 participants.

1. What major sampling technique (probability or non-probability) did the

researcher use in the example?

2. What specific sampling technique did the researcher execute in the example?

3. How did you say so?

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Group 2

Read carefully the scenario below and then answer the following guide questions.

A sociologist conducts an opinion survey in a major city. Part of the research plan calls
for describing and comparing the opinions of four different ethnic groups: African
Americans, Asian Americans, European American and Native Americans. For target
population of 300, the researcher selects 75 participants from each of the four
predetermined subgroups.

1. What major sampling technique (probability or non-probability) did the

researcher use in the example?

2. What specific sampling technique did the researcher execute in the example?

3. How did you say so?

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Group 3

Read carefully the scenario below and then answer the following guide questions.

A sample of 2,000 was sought to estimate the average achievement in science of

elementary students in a city’s public schools. They started off by dividing the students
according to their grade levels. Subsequently, they get 100 students randomly selected
as samples from all six graders in different schools.

1. What major sampling technique (probability or non-probability) did the

researcher use in the example?

2. What specific sampling technique did the researcher execute in the example?

3. How did you say so?

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Group 4

Read carefully the scenario below and then answer the following guide questions.

A mall manager is trying to know what are the shoppers’ opinion regarding their new
security system. With a target population of 10,000 they aim to select at least 100
shoppers as their respondents. In order for them to get an accurate yet accessible
sample, they plan to give survey questionnaires to whoever walks by in their mall.

1. What major sampling technique (probability or non-probability) did the

researcher use in the example?

2. What specific sampling technique did the researcher execute in the example?

3. How did you say so?