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CAMLE EXAM 1
Non-probability sampling & probability sampling
| Sampling Method | Type | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience sampling | Non-probability sampling | Selecting sample from population because it is convenient and available to investigator | Teachers asking their students to participate in survey |
| Quota sampling | Non-probability sampling | Researchers identify mutually selective subgroups within the population and recruit samples from those subgroups. Specify | Race, Economic class, Disease state |
| Purposive Sampling | Non-probability sampling | Researchers ask subjects to participate based on knowledge and understanding of research. | Pharmacists asking other pharmacist |
| Snowball sampling | Non-probability sampling | Researchers ask participants they already know to invite other people they know to participate | Helpful in hard to track situations (HIV or homeless, IV Drugs) |
| Sample Random | Probability sampling | Each subjects has equal opportunity to be elected | Random number generator. Computer generated subject selection . |
| Systematic Sampling | Probability sampling | Selects subjects at regular intervals from a random point . | Population of 4000 patients -> Select every 40th person |
| Stratified Sampling | Probability sampling | Divided into relative subgroups and random sample taken from each group. | Population divided by age -> 2 patients from each group selected |
| Cluster sampling | Probability sampling | Target population is divided into groups/clusters and a randomly selected subsection is the sample. | Studying inhabitants of 15 randomly selected towns/cities from NY. |