Research Vocabulary

#181

convenience sampling

Example sentences

1. The team used convenience sampling to choose people for the study.
2. Convenience sampling helped the researchers build the study sample.
3. The report explains why convenience sampling was appropriate.

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#182

purposive sampling

Example sentences

1. The report explains why purposive sampling was appropriate.
2. The researchers followed clear steps for purposive sampling.
3. The supervisor checked the plan for purposive sampling.

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#183

quota sampling

Example sentences

1. The supervisor checked the plan for quota sampling.
2. The study describes one strength and one weakness of quota sampling.
3. The team used quota sampling to choose people for the study.

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#184

snowball sampling

Example sentences

1. The team used snowball sampling to choose people for the study.
2. Snowball sampling helped the researchers build the study sample.
3. The report explains why snowball sampling was appropriate.

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#185

theoretical sampling

Example sentences

1. The report explains why theoretical sampling was appropriate.
2. The researchers followed clear steps for theoretical sampling.
3. The supervisor checked the plan for theoretical sampling.

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#186

maximum variation sampling

Example sentences

1. The supervisor checked the plan for maximum variation sampling.
2. The study describes one strength and one weakness of maximum variation sampling.
3. The team used maximum variation sampling to choose people for the study.

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#187

homogeneous sampling

Example sentences

1. The team used homogeneous sampling to choose people for the study.
2. Homogeneous sampling helped the researchers build the study sample.
3. The report explains why homogeneous sampling was appropriate.

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#188

criterion sampling

Example sentences

1. The report explains why criterion sampling was appropriate.
2. The researchers followed clear steps for criterion sampling.
3. The supervisor checked the plan for criterion sampling.

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#189

typical case sampling

Example sentences

1. The supervisor checked the plan for typical case sampling.
2. The study describes one strength and one weakness of typical case sampling.
3. The team used typical case sampling to choose people for the study.

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#190

extreme case sampling

Example sentences

1. The team used extreme case sampling to choose people for the study.
2. Extreme case sampling helped the researchers build the study sample.
3. The report explains why extreme case sampling was appropriate.

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#191

volunteer bias

Example sentences

1. The report explains how the team reduced volunteer bias.
2. A careful study design can limit volunteer bias.
3. The authors discussed the possible effect of volunteer bias.

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#192

selection bias

Example sentences

1. The authors discussed the possible effect of selection bias.
2. The team used several methods to look for selection bias.
3. The researchers checked for selection bias before interpreting the results.

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#193

sampling bias

Example sentences

1. The researchers checked for sampling bias before interpreting the results.
2. Sampling bias may make the study results less accurate.
3. The report explains how the team reduced sampling bias.

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#194

nonresponse bias

Example sentences

1. The report explains how the team reduced nonresponse bias.
2. A careful study design can limit nonresponse bias.
3. The authors discussed the possible effect of nonresponse bias.

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#195

survivorship bias

Example sentences

1. The authors discussed the possible effect of survivorship bias.
2. The team used several methods to look for survivorship bias.
3. The researchers checked for survivorship bias before interpreting the results.

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#196

representativeness

Example sentences

1. The sample included different ages to improve representativeness.
2. Representativeness shows how well the sample reflects the population.
3. Low representativeness may limit how the findings are used.

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#197

generalizability

Example sentences

1. The report explains the study's generalizability.
2. The researchers discussed how to improve generalizability.
3. Generalizability was important when the team interpreted the findings.

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#198

transferability

Example sentences

1. Transferability was important when the team interpreted the findings.
2. The supervisor asked for clearer evidence of transferability.
3. The team considered transferability when planning the study.

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#199

saturation

Example sentences

1. The interview team reached saturation after 24 interviews.
2. Saturation means that new interviews add little new information.
3. The researchers continued data collection until saturation was reached.

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#200

sampling error

Example sentences

1. Sampling error can occur because a sample is smaller than the population.
2. A larger random sample may reduce sampling error.
3. The report gives an estimate of the sampling error.

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