Chapter 5 - Census and Sample Survey
Chapter 5 - Census and Sample Survey
Chapter 5 - Census and Sample Survey
SOLOMON ESTIFANOS
FEBRUARY, 2024
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DEBRE BERHAN, ETHIOPIA
Census and Sample Survey
All items in any field of inquiry constitute a ‘universe’ or a
‘population’. A complete enumeration of all items in the
population is known as a census inquiry.
In such an inquiry, when all items are covered, no element of
chance is left and highest accuracy is obtained. This type of
inquiry involves a great deal of ;
o Time,
o Money and
o Energy
Government, in very rare cases, is the only institution which
can get the complete enumeration carried out. For example,
population census in our country is carried out once in a
2 decade (every 10 years).
Census Con’t . . .
Many times undertaking a census survey is not possible.
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Steps in Sampling Design
1. Type of Universe: The first step is to define the universe. The
universe can be finite or infinite.
Finite Universe - the number of items is certain.
Infinite Universe - the number of items is infinite.
2. Sampling Unit: A decision has to be taken concerning a sampling
unit before selecting sample. Sampling unit may be
Geographical Unit - such as district, Kebelle, village, etc., or
Social Unit - such as family, school, etc, or it may be an
individual.
3. Source List: It is also known as sampling frame from which
sample is to be drawn. It contains the names of all items of a
universe (for finite universe). A source list should be
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comprehensive, correct, reliable and appropriate.
4. Size of Sample: the number of items to be selected from the
universe. The size of sample should neither be excessively large,
nor too small. It should be optimum.
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6. Budgetary Constraint: Cost considerations, from practical
point of view, have a major impact on decisions relating to;
o Size of the sample
o Type of sample
This fact can even lead to non-probability samples.
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Criteria for Selecting a Sampling Procedure
But increasing the size of the sample has its own limitations.
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Sampling error = Frame error + Chance error + Response error
Characteristics of a good sample design: Sample design must
Result in a truly representative sample
Result in small sampling error
Be viable in the context of funds available for the research study
Must enable to control the systematic bias in a better way be such
that the results of the sample study can be applied, in general, for
the universe with a reasonable level of confidence
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I. Systematic Sampling
In some instances, the most practical way of sampling is to select
every ith item on a list.
Advantages:
The samples will spread evenly over the entire population
It is also an easier and less costly method of sampling
Can be conveniently used even in case of large populations
In cases where strata differ not only in size but also in variability
and is considered reasonable to take larger samples from more
variable strata and smaller samples from less variable strata,
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For example, assume a population is divided into three strata so that
N1=5000, N2=2000, and N3=3000. Respective standard deviations
are How should a sample of size n=84 be allocated to the three
strata , if we want optimum allocation using disproportionate
sampling design?
The solution will be:
NB.
Each stratum, in stratified sampling, is homogeneous internally and
heterogeneous with other strata.
The more strata used, the closer you come to maximizing inter-
strata differences and minimizing intra-stratum variances.
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III. Cluster Sampling
• In case the cluster sampling units do not have the same number or
approximately the same number of elements, for this the
probability of each cluster being included in the sample is
proportional to the size of the cluster.
1 35 35 8
2 17 52 48
3 10 62
4 32 94 88
5 80 174 128, 168
6 18 192
7 26 218 208
8 19 237
9 26 263 248
10 57 320 288
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Comparison of Probability Sampling Designs
Design Random selection Other characteristics
Simple Sample members Each population element has an equal chance to be selected
random individually from the Disadv.-requires a listing of population elements, -expensive and requires
sampling population more time to implement
Systematic The initial sample member Designation of the initial sample member determines the entire sample.
sampling is individually selected Disadv. –periodicity within the population may skew the sample and the
results
Stratified Sample members All strata are represented in the sample most frequently by proportional
individually within each of allocation
the subpopulations or strata Disadv. –creating strata on the population is expensive
Cluster Clusters of members All members of a selected clusters are included in the sample
sampling selected from the larger Not all clusters are included
population of clusters Disadv. –often lower statistical efficiency (more error) due to subgroups
being homogeneous rather than heterogeneous
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Non-Probability Sampling Techniques
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