A subdivision of the humanitarian organization, doctors without borders, based in Paris has 246 personnel in its
Question:
A subdivision of the humanitarian organization, doctors without borders, based in Paris has 246 personnel in its database according to the table below. This database gives in alphabetical order the name of the staff members, gender, age at last birthday, years with the organization, the country where the staff member is based, and their training in the medical field. You wish to get information about the whole population included in this database including criteria such as job satisfaction, safety concerns in the country of work, human relationships in the country, and other qualitative factors. For budget reasons you are limited to interviewing a total of 40 people and some of these will be done by telephone but others will be personal interviews in the country of operation.
Develop a sampling plan to select the 40 people. Consider total random sampling, cluster sampling and strata sampling. In all cases use the random number function in Excel to make the sample selection. For each of the plans that you have selected draw conclusions. Which do you believe is the best experiment? Explain your reasoning.
Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
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Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso