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SAMPLING
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Lehmann, Susan, and Norah Schultz. 2010. “SAMPLING”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, April. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/sampling.

Abstract

In this exercise we will investigate the concept of statistical sampling by following the
basic debate that arose over how to conduct the 2000 Census. You will learn the
difference between a sample and a population. You will learn the real-life implications
of sampling strategies, both in terms of the type of data that is collected and the...

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Research Methods
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Class Activity

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