Since Moser and Stuart's pioneering work (Moser and Stuart 1953), systematic investigation of random and quota sampling has fallen into abeyance amongst British researchers. 1 In the USA, the ...

Students learn about sampling by tracing improvements in sampling procedures over the twentieth century. Scientific inquiries involving flawed sampling are illustrated and discussed using the Literary ...

Recent years have seen an increasing interest in probability sampling, and some proponents of the method have urged its use in public opinion surveys. This article reports on a comparative study of ...

One possible explanation for the variability in estimates across the different nonprobability samples is the range of methods that online sample vendors employ. They differ on recruitment, weighting ...

STUDY QUESTION What is the pattern of sunbed use among young people across England? STUDY ANSWER Use of sunbeds is widespread in young people in England, is often inadequately supervised, and ...

IT IS not just who will run Britain that will be decided on May 1st. Also at stake will be the future of the opinion-poll industry. The last election was a disaster for polling firms. On the morning ...