CHAPTER 10

Population management
 OBJECTIVES
• Sampling concepts
• Contrast criteria
• Probably and non probability
• Sampling strategies
• Quantitative
• Qualitative
• Determining sampling size
• Evaluate sampling plans
 SAMPLING
CONCEPTS
• Population
• Target population
• Accessible population
• Sample
 SAMPLING
DECISIONS – WHO

• Specific sampling criteria

• Inclusion criteria
• Exclusion criteria
 SAMPLING DECISIONS – HOW
• Probability sampling • Nonprobability sampling
• Random sampling • Convenience sampling
• Simple random sampling • Quota sampling
• Stratified random sampling • Purposive sampling
• Cluster sampling sampling • Snowball sampling
• Systematic random sampling • Theoretical sampling
 SAMPLING DECISIONS – SIZE
• Quantitative studies • Quantitative studies
• Population-related factors • Small, nonrandom
• Design factors • Data gathered until saturation
• Measurement factors occurs
• Practical factors • Size affected by study design
• Power analysis: gold standard!
 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
CONSIDERATIONS
• Quantitative critique • Qualitative critique
• Sampling strategy • Sampling strategy
• Sample size • Description of sample
• Inclusion/exclusion criteria
• Demographic characteristics
 CRITIQUING YOUR SAMPLE
• Quantitative • Qualitative
• sampling strategy
• How and when • adequate sample size
• Was the sample size adequate • sample clearly described
• Inclusion and exclusion criteria • sample representative
phenomenon
• Probability or nonprobability
• Appropriate strategy
• Sample clearly described
• Potential biases
• Target population representative
• Patients represented

• Sampling allows for study of a
portion of the population
• A representative sample is drawn
from the accessible population
• Probability sampling = random
selection
• Nonprobability sampling =
nonrandom selection
SUMMARY
• Sampling is geared to obtaining a
representative sample in
quantitative studies
• Sampling geared to obtaining data
representative of the phenomenon
of interest
• Evaluate the sampling plan,
strategies, and size for
appropriateness