3.4  Sampling
What Do You
Already Know?
Methodology
Your Turn
Hardest
Problem
Troubleshooting
Scenario 1
Troubleshooting
Scenario 2
Learning to Learn
Mathematics
Assessing Your
Performance
             
  1. Read the Research Notes containing different sampling scenarios (Research Notes 5.2 through 5.5; pages 142 through 145)

  2. Read the “Guidelines for Choosing Type of Probability Sample Design” from Sampling Essentials (pages 169 through 172)


Sample Planning Wizard      
       

To keep things consistent, use the following information each time (the only item that should be changed is the margin of error).

(Keep in mind that each time you click NEXT, you move forward to a new page.)

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(Use all defaults)

Sampling method: Simple Random sampling

Dependent variable: Mean

Purpose of research: Estimate Mean
(Click calculate research costs)

Main goal: Find minimum sample size, given a fixed error

Optional analyses: Calculate Research Costs
Margin of error: This will change each time beginning with .05 down to .01

Significance level: .10 (default for the demo)
Total Population size: 1000

Standard Deviation: 1
Unit Cost (the average direct cost per completed survey): 10

Overhead (the total indirect cost (consultant fees, office supplies, etc.) which are largely unaffected by the number of surveys completed: 0