Research Exercise: Sampling Plan

Use the Problem sheet to describe, as fully as you can, your sample-that is, the subjects you will include in your study. Describe the type of sample you plan to use and how you will obtain the sample. Indicate whether you expect your study to have population generalizability. If so, to what population? if not, why not? Then indicate whether the study would have ecological generalizability. If so, to what setting? if not, why would it not? 

Sampling Plan 

1. My intended sample(participants in your study) consists of(state who and how many):

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2. Key demographics (characteristics of the sample) are as follows(eg..age, range, sex distribution, ethnic breakdown, socioeconomic status, location etc):

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3. State what type of sample you plan to use( eg..convenience, purposive, simple random, cluster, systematic, stratified cluster):

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4. I will gain access to and/or get contact information for my sample through the following steps:

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5. What, if any, are the inclusion/exclusion criteria for participation in your study?

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6. External validity:

a. To whom do you think yo can generalize the results of your study? Explain.

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b. If applicable, to what settings/conditions could you generalize the results of your study (ecological validity)?

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c. If results are not generalizable, why not?

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