Question

difference between census method and sample method

Answer 1

The main difference between census and sample method is that in census method all the members of the population are enumerated while in sampling method just a few members of the population are chosen to represent the whole.

Census Method

• All the units in the population are included in the study
• It is time consuming to involve all the members of the population
• It is expensive to carry out
• Is used in both heterogenous and homogeneous populations
• The results are quite reliable

Sampling method

• Only a small unit of the population is used to represent the whole population
• The sampling method is not as time consuming as the census method
• It is cheaper to do
• Sampling method can only be used when the population is somewhat homogenous
• The results are not as reliable