distinguish between census and sample surveys. list four important types of sampling method. example surveys in the collection of statistics
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Census: It is an official count or a survey, especially that of a population.
Sample survey: It is a survey which is carried out using a sampling method. This means a portion of the population is chosen, not the full population.
Types of sampling methods:
1- Simple Random Sampling (SRS)
2- Stratified Sampling.
3- Cluster Sampling.
4- Systematic Sampling.
5- Multistage Cluster Sampling (in which some of the methods above are combined)
Examples: for statistics there are softwares used for statistical methods, like snap survey software.
Census: It is an official count or a survey, especially that of a population.
Sample survey: It is a survey which is carried out using a sampling method. This means a portion of the population is chosen, not the full population.
Types of sampling methods:
1- Simple Random Sampling (SRS)
2- Stratified Sampling.
3- Cluster Sampling.
4- Systematic Sampling.
5- Multistage Cluster Sampling (in which some of the methods above are combined)
Examples: for statistics there are softwares used for statistical methods, like snap survey software