TYPES OF POPULATION (*)

*TOPIC POPULATION
-may be people, thin! plant! o" animal!# It i! the "o$p o" !et abo$t %hi&h ene"ali'ation
%ill be ma(e#
*)ESPON*ENT POPULATION
-"e+e"! to "o$p o" !et o+ in(i,i($al! %ho +$"ni!h the nee(e( in+o"mation on %hi&h the
ene"ali'ation i! ba!e(##
*TA)-ET POPULATION
- "e+e"! to the "o$p o" !et o+ in(i,i($al! o" item! +"om %hi&h o" abo$t %hi&h
"ep"e!entati,e in+o"mation i! o"iinally (e!i"e(#
SA.PLIN- UNIT i! one o+ the !e,e"al othe" !imila" $nit %hi&h &an be !ele&te( at any
!tae in the !amplin p"o&e!! it may be an in(i,i($al o" a "o$p o+ pe"!on! o" item!#
SA.PLIN- F)A.E- "e+e"! to an o"(e"ly an( &omplete li!t o+ !amplin $nit! +"om
%hi&h the !ample i! ("a%n#
SA.PLIN- *ESI-N- "e+e"! to !&heme o+ a""i,in at the !ample %hi&h in,ol,e!
!pe&i+i&ation o+ the ta"et, the "e!pon(ent pop$lation an( the metho( o+ !ele&tin them#
/0Y IS SA.PLIN- *ONE1
2# *$e to limite( time, money, o" pe"!onnel, it i! impo!!ible to !t$(y e,e"y item in the
pop$lation#
3# E4aminin an item may "e5$i"e that the item be (e!t"oye(#
6# Sample ($e to it! !mall !i'e &an be tho"o$hly !t$(ie(#
7# Fe%e" e""o"! a"e en&o$nte"e( in the &olle&tion an( han(lin o+ (ata#
8# The !t$(y o+ a la"e" o" mo"e ,a"ie( pop$lation &an be &a""ie( o$t at a le!!e" &o!t#
*ETE).ININ- T0E SA.PLE SI9E
- to a,oi( the p"oblem, the ++# Samplin +o"m$la (lyn&h an( othe"!, 2:;3) i! !$e!te(<
n= N9>3 # P(2-p)
N(>3 ? 9>3 p(2-p)
/he"e<
9= the ,al$e o+ the no"mal ,a"iable (2#:@) +o" a "eliability le,el o+ A#:8
P= la"e!t po!!ible p"opo"tion(A#8A)
(= !amplin e""o"
N= pop$lation
n= !ample !i'e