Quantitative Research
Faculty of Nursing
University of Jordan
17/11/2014
Outline
Introduction.
Sampling Designs.
1. Non Probability Sampling:
1.1Convenience Sampling
1.2 Quota Sampling
1.3 Purposive Sampling
1.4 Network Sampling
1.5 Consecutive Sampling
1.6 Theoretical Sampling
Outline
2. Probability (Random) Sampling
2.1 Simple Random Sampling
2.2 Stratified Random Sampling
2.3 Cluster Sampling
2.4 Systematic Sampling
Costs
Practical concerns
Peoples ability to participate in a study
Design considerations.
3. Using Strata.
www.randomizer.org
http://www.socialpsychology.org/randomizer.htm?randbox=s
m-blue&agree=Yes
Useful Websites
The following websites were valid at time of publication.
Pai and Lee investigated the risk factors and mental health
consequences of physical and psychological violence for
clinical nurses working in healthcare settings in Taiwan.
Participants were recruited from the membership of the
Taiwan Nurses Association (TNA) who came from all
geographical regions of Taiwan. A questionnaire was
mailed to 700 registered nurses who were randomly
selected from the TNA registry (Pai & Lee, 2011).
Stratied Random Sampling
In stratied random sampling, the population is rst divided
into two or more strata.
The aim of stratied sampling is to enhance
representativeness.
Stratied sampling designs subdivide the population into
homogeneous subsets from which an appropriate number of
elements are selected at random.
Stratifying attributes must be known in advance before
random selection.
(Polit & Beck, 2010)
Proportionate Stratified Sampling
Disproportionate Stratified Sampling
Example of Stratied Random Sampling
A study conducted to assess the incidence, magnitude,
consequences and possible risk factors for workplace
violence against nurses and physicians working in public
Palestinian hospitals. A proportionate stratified random
sample was recruited. The targeted 5 Palestinian hospitals
represented strata. The sample size from each stratum was
proportional to its size in the study population, and within
that the number of physicians and nurses were also
proportionally calculated. This resulted in a sample of 271,
composed of 84 physicians (31%) and 187 nurses (69%)
(Kitaneh & Hamdan, 2012).
Evaluation of Stratied Random Sampling