The two kinds of sampling techniques are probability and nonprobability sampling. Probability sampling is based on the notion that the people or events chosen are selected because they are representative of the entire population. Nonprobability refers to procedures in which researchers select their sample elements not based on a predetermined probability. This entry examines the application, limitations, and utility of nonprobability sampling procedures. Conceptual and empirical strategies to use nonprobability sampling techniques more effectively are also discussed.

Sampling Procedures

Probability Sampling

There are many different types of probability sampling procedures. More common ones include simple, systematic, stratified, multistage, and cluster sampling. Probability sampling allows one to have confidence that the results are accurate and unbiased, and it allows one to estimate how precise the data are likely to ...

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