A researcher based in Cyprus wants to learn about the experiences and outcomes

of college students in Cyprus. She plans to conduct in-person interviews all over

Cyprus with the students she samples.

She has a budget of 1000 Euro, and she has to complete her project within 6

months. Shes having trouble deciding how to draw a representative sample. Your

task is to help this researcher.

a) What are possible sampling frames (sources) from which she can draw

her sample?

b) What sampling methods would you suggest she uses? (Hint: Probability

vs non-probability, simple random sampling, cluster sampling,

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systematic, stratified, multi-stage, quota etc.). Thoroughly explain each

method and discuss their advantages and disadvantages before making

your suggestion in relation to the method you think is most suitable for

the present scenario.

(You may draw on examples from real world surveys that already exist in

order to support your suggestion if you like).

c) What is the population she wants to generalize to?