LEARNING OBJECTIVES

o Differentiate among population, target population, accessible population, elements of a population, inclusion and exclusion criteria, sample, sample representativeness, and how to determine adequate sample size in quantitative and qualitative research. o Identify the specific type of probability and nonprobability sampling methods in quantitative and qualitative research.

QUESTIONS

a. Summarize your understanding of this week’s step of the research process

b. What challenges did you encounter in applying this week’s step of the research process?

c. How did you mitigate the challenges?

d. What’re your plans for the next step of the research process?