RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A sample in a research study is a relatively small number of individuals about whom information is obtained. The larger group to whom the information is then generalized is the population.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sample. A relatively small group of the total population under study; the small group of participants, out of the total number available, that a researcher studies. Stratified sample.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition: A sample is a smaller part of the whole, i.e., a subset of the entire population. It is representative of the population in a study.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stratified Random Sampling This type of sampling, also referred to as proportional random sampling or quota random sampling, divides the overall population into smaller groups. These are known as strata.

Detailed explanation-5: -The study population is the subset of the target population available for study (e.g. schizophrenics in the researcher’s town). The study sample is the sample chosen from the study population.