Question

Why do you think the sampling design should feature in a research proposal?

Answer 1

Answer:

Sampling saves money by allowing researchers to gather the same answers from a sample that they would receive from the population. Non-random sampling is significantly cheaper than random sampling, because it lowers the cost associated with finding people and collecting data from them.

Answer 2

Answer:

Sample design helps us to conduct a survey over a smaller sample compared to all eligible respondents. Sampling design is important due to the following aspects-conducing a survey among all respondent or  household is a challenge,  the time involved in the survey, expenses incurred for a large survey.

Step-by-step explanation:

A sample design is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given population. It refers to the technique or the procedure the researcher would adopt in selecting items for the sample.

• Samples are used to make inferences about populations. Sampling yields significant research result. However, with the differences that can be present between a population and a sample, sample errors can occur. Therefore, it is essential to use the most relevant and useful sampling methods.

• Everyone who has worked on a research project knows that resources are limited ; time, money and people never come in an unlimited supply.
• For that reason, most research projects aim to gather data from a sample of people, rather than from the entire population( the census being one of the exceptions).
• This is because sampling allows researchers to save time, save money and collect richer data.
• Contacting everyone in a population takes time and researchers have to invest more time for follow-up.  So, sampling saves researchers a lot of time.
• The number of people a researcher contacts is directly related to the cost of a study.  Because all research is conducted on a budget, saving money is important.

• The primary goal of sampling  is to create a representative sample. To obtain the maximum information about the population without examining each and every unit of the population.

• Sampling permits to do the research faster and at lesser costs.

Generally, sampling allows researchers to obtain enough data to answer the research questions without having to query the entire population- saving time and money. However , sampling differs  depending  on whether the study is quantitative or qualitative. Sampling allows researchers to ask participants more questions and  to gather richer data than does contacting everyone in a population.

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