Populations and Sampling
Populations and sampling are key issues in survey research. A population refers to all of the units in a set; if a survey wants to examine what Americans think, every single person in the United States becomes a unit of that dataset. The larger the population becomes, the more likely social scientists are to use a sample, otherwise known as a subset, of that population to survey. This learning module explains and examines random sampling using the ARDA’s archive of open-source datasets.
The ARDA Lesson Plans integrate content from the ARDA and other sources into teachable units. The lessons are designed for courses in a wide range of disciplines, including history, political science, psychology, religious studies, and sociology. This assignment was created for the Association of Religion Data Archives.
