Lesson 02A.2.4
02A.2.4 Sampling techniques: random, systematic, stratified, snowball, volunteer, opportunity, purposive and quota Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 5
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The 20 questions
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Which sampling method gives every member of the target population an equal chance of selection?
- Opportunity sampling
- Random sampling
- Quota sampling
- Snowball sampling
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Which sampling technique involves selecting every nth person from a list of the population?
- Systematic sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Volunteer sampling
- Purposive sampling
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Which sampling method divides the population into subgroups and selects proportionally from each?
- Snowball sampling
- Opportunity sampling
- Random sampling
- Stratified sampling
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Which sampling technique relies on current participants referring future participants from their networks?
- Snowball sampling
- Systematic sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Quota sampling
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Which sampling method uses individuals who put themselves forward in response to an advert?
- Volunteer sampling
- Purposive sampling
- Opportunity sampling
- Random sampling
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Which sampling technique selects individuals simply because they are easily accessible at the time?
- Stratified sampling
- Opportunity sampling
- Quota sampling
- Systematic sampling
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Which sampling method involves hand-picking participants based on specific necessary characteristics?
- Systematic sampling
- Random sampling
- Volunteer sampling
- Purposive sampling
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Which sampling technique requires interviewers to find a set number of people with specific traits?
- Stratified sampling
- Random sampling
- Snowball sampling
- Quota sampling
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A researcher picks every tenth student from a register. Which sampling method is this?
- Purposive sampling
- Random sampling
- Systematic sampling
- Opportunity sampling
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Studying hidden drug users by asking each interviewee to introduce another user is an example of what?
- Quota sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Random sampling
- Snowball sampling
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Placing flyers in a common room to recruit sociology students is an example of which sampling method?
- Purposive sampling
- Systematic sampling
- Opportunity sampling
- Volunteer sampling
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A researcher interviews the first five people they walk past in the canteen. What is this?
- Systematic sampling
- Random sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Opportunity sampling
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Selecting only experienced headteachers for expert interviews is an application of which sampling method?
- Systematic sampling
- Volunteer sampling
- Snowball sampling
- Purposive sampling
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An interviewer is told to survey exactly 20 men and 20 women. What sampling technique is this?
- Opportunity sampling
- Quota sampling
- Random sampling
- Stratified sampling
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Dividing a school population into year groups and selecting a proportional random sample from each is what?
- Snowball sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Quota sampling
- Systematic sampling
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Using a computer random number generator to select participants from a complete payroll list is an example of what?
- Purposive sampling
- Systematic sampling
- Random sampling
- Opportunity sampling
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Which sampling frame limitation occurs when the list of the target population is incomplete?
- Interviewer effect
- Hawthorne effect
- Social desirability
- Sampling frame bias
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Which non-probability sampling method is most likely to produce a highly unrepresentative sample due to self-selection?
- Systematic sampling
- Random sampling
- Volunteer sampling
- Stratified sampling
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Why is random sampling rarely practical for large, nationwide sociological studies?
- Too many volunteers
- No sampling frame
- Guaranteed quotas
- High interview bias
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Which sampling method requires prior demographic knowledge of the population to ensure correct subgroup proportions?
- Volunteer sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Snowball sampling
- Opportunity sampling
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