Think about your Research Proposal and how you will obtain the subjects necessary for your study (sample).
- Does a Sampling Frame exist for your proposed study population? If so, where can it be found? If so, can you acquire it? Explain your response.
- What type of sampling technique (e.g. stratified sampling) is most appropriate for your proposed study? Defend your response and keep in mind any/all potentially limiting factors (time, access to participants, funding, etc).
- Next let’s talk about your methodology.
a. Participants
i. Who are you targeting (priority population) for your study and what geographic region will you focus upon?
b. Describe exactly how and where you intend to distribute your survey or conduct qualitative assessments.
i. Remember, think of this like a cookbook recipe. Describe step-by-step, how you will first make contact with your participants, how you will gain informed consent, your procedures for distributing the survey (e.g. handing it out in a class) (for quantitative studies), or your procedures for conducting interviews, observations, or focus groups (for qualitative studies).
ii. If conducting an online survey, also describe how you will obtain participants email addresses and which system or program you will use to collect data.
- How many participants will you need for your study (sample size)? Explain and justify your response.
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