Answer to Question #240423 in Sociology for NEO

Question

Identify and discuss two sampling techniques/methods you will use to select the
respondents who will participate in the Impact of racial discrimination on academic performance of minority students in institutions of higher learning

Answer 1

Sampling is the process of selecting a predetermined number of observations from a larger population. On the impact of racial discrimination, I will choose;

a) Random sampling - using this technique, every element of the population has an equal probability of getting selected. It means I can select anybody and conduct my data collection on the impact of racial discrimination. It is regarded as the best since it is hard for participants to influence each other on what to say.

b) Systematic Sampling. It involves sampling items from the population at regular predefined intervals. It tends to be more effective than the vanilla random sampling method in general. It is easy to collect correct data on the impacts of discrimination on the academic performance of minority students in institutions of higher learning since they do not rely on one other.