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Hrm/531 Week 3 Final Project

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Sampling According to Schutt (2008), sampling is defined as a subset of population used in a study to be a representation of the population as a whole. My final project is a pre-hire assessment which analyzes potential risky pattern behaviors and emotions in the work place. One of the most important considerations related to sampling that will need to be addressed in my final project is defining the population that will be taking the assessment. According to Frankfort-Nachmias and Nachmias (2008), the cases within the population must fit some designated set of details. They go onto state that the specific details of the population depends on the research problem. Therefore, because this assessment will be used as a pre-hire tool in organizations, the qualifications for certain jobs will aid in defining the population. For example, an organization may require that individuals are 21 years or older and have at least a bachelors degree. Therefore, the population taking the assessment will be composed of those particular individuals with those specifications. …show more content…

According to Acharya, Prakash, Saxena, and Nigam (2013), sampling designs are classified into two categories: probability sample and non-probability sample. Probability sampling aids in the generalizability of the results because individuals in the population have an equal chance of being selected to participate in the study (Acharya et al., 2013). With the non-probability sampling method, every individual does not have the same chances of being included (Frankfort-Nachmias, & Nachmias,

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