Sampling and Retention of Underrepresented Groups
A fundamental task of research involves the recruitment of individuals to participate in a study. The failure to recruit a diverse sample might affect the size and demographic characteristics of the sample, which might limit the research project in numerous ways. Smaller sample sizes and sample bias might reduce the statistical power of the study and diminish the applicability of findings and interventions based on it. This entry defines underrepresented groups and outlines strategies to enhance the recruitment and retention of underrepresented research participants. All aspects of the research study (i.e., prefieldwork, protocol development, recruitment, pilot research, analysis, and dissemination) are assumed to be interlocking.
Membership in an underrepresented group might vary depending on the nature of the discipline, the general phenomena being ...
Looks like you do not have access to this content.
Reader's Guide
Descriptive Statistics
Distributions
Graphical Displays of Data
Hypothesis Testing
Important Publications
Inferential Statistics
Item Response Theory
Mathematical Concepts
Measurement Concepts
Organizations
Publishing
Qualitative Research
Reliability of Scores
Research Design Concepts
Research Designs
Research Ethics
Research Process
Research Validity Issues
Sampling
Scaling
Software Applications
Statistical Assumptions
Statistical Concepts
Statistical Procedures
Statistical Tests
Theories, Laws, and Principles
Types of Variables
Validity of Scores
- All
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z