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What is sampling?
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Selecting a small group of people to represent the whole market — you can't ask everyone.
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Small group = whole market
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What is convenience sampling?
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Choosing whoever is easiest to reach (e.g. people walking past). ✅ Fast/cheap. ❌ Not representative.
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Easiest to reach
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Low budget, quick results needed — which sampling?
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Convenience sampling — fast and cheap, though less representative.
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Convenience
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Four sampling methods?
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Convenience (easy), Random (equal chance), Quota (set numbers), Stratified (subgroups + random).
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C-R-Q-S
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Need fair, unbiased representation — which sampling?
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Random sampling — everyone has equal chance, reducing bias.
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Random
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What is random sampling?
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Everyone has an equal chance of being selected. ✅ Reduces bias. ❌ Expensive to organise.
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Equal chance for all
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Why do businesses use samples instead of surveying everyone?
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Researching the entire market would be too expensive and time-consuming.
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Cost + time
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Convenience: easy but ___. Random: fair but ___
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Convenience = biased. Random = costly.
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Biased vs costly
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Want specific groups represented — which sampling?
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Quota or stratified — both ensure key demographic groups are included.
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Quota or stratified
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Bigger, more representative samples give ___
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More reliable results that better reflect the whole market.
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Reliable results
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What is quota sampling?
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Researcher sets quotas for specific groups (e.g. 50 men, 50 women). ✅ Key groups represented. ❌ Selection within groups may be biased.
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Set numbers per group
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What makes a good sample?
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Bigger and more representative = better, more reliable data.
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Big + representative
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What is stratified sampling?
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Population divided into subgroups, then random samples taken from each. ✅ Very representative. ❌ Needs detailed population data.
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Subgroups + random from each
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When discussing sampling in exams, always explain ___
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WHY that method suits the specific business — don't just describe it.
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Why it suits THIS business
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Always match sampling method to ___
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Business situation and budget — there's no single best method.
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Situation + budget
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A well-chosen sample gives ___ results
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Reliable results that reflect the views of the whole market.
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Reliable
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Quick: Most representative method?
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Stratified sampling — proportional random selection from each subgroup.
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Stratified
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Small niche market — which sampling might be enough?
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Convenience — in a small market, easily reachable people may already be representative.
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Convenience
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The bigger the sample, the ___ the data
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More reliable — large samples are more likely to represent the whole market accurately.
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More reliable
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Which sampling method is most representative?
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Stratified — reflects the actual market structure by sampling proportionally from each subgroup.
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Stratified
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