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Chapter 8 | Sampling and Sampling Distributions 261

8.6 RANDOM SAMPLING METHODS

We have discussed that in random sampling methods, every unit of the population has an equal chance

of being selected in the sample. As shown in Figure 8.2, the random sampling methods used for select-

ing samples from the population are as follows:

8.6.1 Simple Random Sampling

In simple random sampling, each member of the population has an equal chance of being included in

the sample. Simple random sampling is the most common method of selecting a sample from the popu-

lation. In the simple random sampling method, rst, a complete list of all the members of the ...