Sampling and its Types

Author: Manilal[1], Indrajeet P. Shah[2]

[1]Principal & HOD, Organon of Medicine

MNR Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Sangareddy, Telangana.

[2]HOD, Medicine

MNR Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Sangareddy, Telangana.

Address for correspondence-

Prof, Dr Manilal

MNR Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Sangareddy, Telangana.

Abstract

This paper presents the steps to go through to conduct sampling.  Furthermore, as there are different types of sampling techniques/methods, researcher needs to understand the differences to select the proper sampling method for the research. In research terms a sample is a group of people, objects, or items that are taken from a larger population for measurement. The sample should be representative of the population to ensure that we can generalise the findings from the research sample to the population as a whole.

Keywords: Sampling Method, Sampling Technique, Research Methodology, Probability Sampling, and Non-Probability Sampling.