Scientific Investigation, Planning, Ethics, and Safety (VCE SSCE Psychology): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
Population in research
Population in research
Wider group of people that a study is investigating
Sample in research
Sample in research
Smaller group selected from population to participate
Random sampling
Random sampling
Each population member has equal chance of being selected
Stratified sampling
Stratified sampling
Dividing population into subgroups, selecting proportionally
Representative sample
Representative sample
Sample characteristics mirror those in broader population
Why larger samples are better
Why larger samples are better
More representative; minimize influence of individual outliers
Sampling technique
Sampling technique
Procedures for selecting participants from the population
Key feature of random sampling
Key feature of random sampling
Equal opportunity for all population members to be selected
Key feature of stratified sampling
Key feature of stratified sampling
Ensures subgroups are fairly represented in sample
External validity in sampling
External validity in sampling
Extent to which findings can be generalised to population