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It is a judgment call based on the accuracy required, time allotted and costs. If you need data quickly, at a reasonable cost and time (of course depending on how many individuals there are in the population), you would take a sample. If the population is a reasonable number that all individuals in the population could be used, then go for the census.
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When is census necessary instead of sampling?
census is conducted for group data so if it is a sampling data is taken it would lead to lot of non sampling errors
What are the differences between census and sampling?
A census would get data from 100% of the population (or at least close to 100%). Sampling would be to get data from some of the population (much less than 100%).
Is questionnaire probability sampling technique?
A questionnaire has little to do with sampling technique. Sampling technique is to do with who gets the questionnaire and that can be any sampling technique: the questionnaire can be sent to everyone (census), to a random sample, stratified random samples, to random samples in clusters, by quota or convenience. Or a pile of questionnaires can be left for respondents to pick up - self-selection.
How do multistage sampling applies to real life situation?
Multistage sampling is a form of cluster sampling where instead of using the entire cluster, random samples from each cluster are used. This is typically used when doing opinion polls or surveys.
What is the most reliable sampling method?
From what i have learned in my math class a census is the most reliable method but is not always applicable so simple random method is the next best.
