A researcher wishes to conduct an English newspaper readership survey based on race in a town with a population of 100,000 people. The population breakdown is as follows: 50 % Chinese, 30% Malay, 18% Indian and 2% others, State the population for this survey. State the possible sampling frame for this survey. Suggest a sampling method that is appropriate for this survey. State one advantage of the sampling method used. State the method of data collection for the above survey. Give two reasons why this method is suitable in this situation. Suppose the researcher is unable to locate a sampling frame for this survey, suggest an appropriate sampling method for the researcher. Briefly describe the sampling method suggested.

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A researcher wishes to conduct an English newspaper readership survey based on race in a town with a population of 100,000 people. The population breakdown is as follows: 50

% Chinese, 30% Malay, 18% Indian and 2% others,

  1. State the population for this survey.
  2. State the possible sampling frame for this survey.
  3. Suggest a sampling method that is appropriate for this survey. State one advantage of the sampling method used.
  4. State the method of data collection for the above survey. Give two reasons why this method is suitable in this situation.
  5. Suppose the researcher is unable to locate a sampling frame for this survey, suggest an appropriate sampling method for the researcher. Briefly describe the sampling method suggested.
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