Learn how simple random sampling works and what advantages it offers over other methods when selecting a research group from a larger population.

Researchers choose simple random sampling to make generalizations about a population. Major advantages include its simplicity and lack of bias.

In simple random sampling, each unit has an equal probability of selection, and sampling is without replacement. Without-replacement sampling means that a unit cannot be selected more than once.

Simple random sampling – In this sampling method, each item in the population has an equal probability of getting selected in the sample. First, you must assign a unique identifier to each item.

To answer these questions, 40 students were selected from the entire student population using simple random sampling (SRS). Selection by simple random sampling means that all students have an equal ...