Answer to Question #249681 in Statistics and Probability for pinyoko

Question

You are assigned to conduct study regarding causes of tardiness among employees on reporting to work everyday. How would you choose the respondents to realize your study and what technique would be best adopted?

Answer 1

It should be used Judgement (or Purposive) Sampling. This technique relies on the judgement of the researcher when choosing who to ask to participate. Researchers may implicitly thus choose a “representative” sample to suit their needs, or specifically approach individuals with certain characteristic (tardiness).