Sampling Plan
To provide you with a learning experience that should help increase your understanding of
quantitative research and the concept of randomization, you will create your own sampling plan and
utilize a tool called a randomizer available to public through the internet search.
➢ Think about a simple thing on which you want to do a quantitative study.
In a PowerPoint presentation (PPT), you will –
* Provide an appropriate title of your study
* Provide an objective of the study (one objective is plenty)
*Provide a research hypothesis of your study (the hypothesis should be consistent with
your objective)
* Identify target population (= population to which you wish to generalize your study
findings).
* Identify your accessible population and its size as well as provide your rationale why you
choose this to be your accessible population
* Identify your inclusion and exclusion criteria for your sample (List/create at least two
criteria for each and give rationale.)
* Properly make up a sample size (= number of subjects from whom you would collect data)
* Use the tool to conduct a simple random sampling method for your sample:
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*View an example of how to use the tool here – you only need to view lesson 1 (out
of 4) that is for a simple randomization:
* Include your demonstration and explanation of the use of the randomizer in your PPT as to
what each number you entered in represents
* Identify two (2) things to consider when determining a sample size
* Identify two (2) ways of keeping your sampling plan above ethical
* Properly and correctly cite your sources using correct APA
* Ensure that your PPT looks proper and appealing
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BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE FOR REFERENCE ONLY:
The following example is very simple and is intended for you to get a broad idea and to be able to create
your own work for this assignment. You may want to have only one research question (RQ)/hypothesis to keep it
simple. In reality, you would do an extensive literature review before formulating the RQ.
Keep in mind –This week is about quantitative research. Therefore, your research question must be
quantitative. Review the differences between quantitative and qualitative research if necessary.
Title: The relationship between time spent at the beach and sunscreen use in the summer in female
adults
Objective: To examine a relationship between the length of time women spend at the beach during 9
am to 4 pm (independent variable) and the number of sunscreen used during those hours (dependent
variable). (Think about what you want to know – one objective is enough. You should also have both
dependent and independent variables here. Also think carefully which variable depends on which
variable).
Research hypothesis: The number of time female 20 years of age and older use or apply sunscreen is
positively correlated to the length of time they spend at the beach during 9 am to 5 pm.
Target population: Female adults age 20 and older (the population to which you wish to generalize your
study’s findings)
Accessible population/Study population: Ninety-eight (98) female adults age 20 and older who work at
your facility (the population to which you as a researcher have reasonable access or accessibility).
Sample size: 30 << This is the number of subjects from which you will randomly select from your
accessible population and actually collect the data.
Inclusion Criteria:
❖ Must be - or identify themselves as - female, 20 years or older
❖ Must have been to the beach between 9 am and 5 pm. at least three (3) times and stayed at the
beach for at least one hour each time this past summer.
When one of my inclusion criteria is ’20 years and older,’ I do not need to have ‘less than 20 years of
age’ as one of my exclusion criteria because these two groups of ages are mutually exclusive.
If the exclusion criteria were listed here, they would be (1) went to the beach less often than 3 times this
past summer, (2) went to the beach but not during 9 am and 5 pm., (3) stayed at the beach less than one
hour in one of those visits to the beach. These exclusion criteria are just the opposite to the inclusion
criteria. At times, they may not need to be identified here.
Make sure you understand all the research terms for this activity such as population, research question,
hypothesis, representativeness, generalization. Completing the quiz prior to working on this dropbox activity
may be helpful, too.
Keep it simple. Be mindful of questions that do not work (and they are not research questions), such as
how many friends on fb have adopted pets from a rescue? OR, how many of my fb friends log onto and become
active on fb during 7pm to 11 pm? In this assignment, we do not do a descriiptive study, so you need to be able
to identify your variables (independent and dependent variables) from your research question.
(ONLY USE CHARTS AND GRAPHS IF NEEDED)