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6 Reasons for Using Samples in Research

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  Before you know why you should use sample in your research, here are some terminologies you should understand  Sample, this is the finite part of statistical population whose properties are studied to gain information about the whole. When dealing with people, it can be defined as set of respondents selected from large population for the purpose of survey.  Population, this is group of individual person, objects or items from which sample are taken for measurement. For example a population of book, presidents,teachers or students.  Sampling, is the act, process or technique of selecting a suitable sample or representative part of the population for the purpose of determining parameters or characteristics of the whole population.  A sampling frame, is the specific data from which sample is drawn for example telephone book The following are 6 reasons sample should be used your research studies. The time factor - sample may provide you with the needed information...