Ha— nope, you didn’t misunderstand-- I misspoke. I really meant strategic, not systematic. maybe i can pass it off as a caffeine related typo... annette On 14 Sep 2014, at 20:40, Ellis Godard <ellis.godard@csun.edu> wrote:
Was there a typo in "systematic is not part of random sampling"? Perhaps a missing word?
Systematic random sampling is most definitely random, so somehow I must have misunderstood what you meant.
-----Original Message----- From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Annette Markham Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 2:55 AM To: Noha Nagi Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] Sampling facebook pages
Hi Noha,
Not sure what you've already done to establish the most appropriate sampling plan, but off the top of my head systematic is not part of random sampling. You're probably doing a purposeful sampling. Are you taking a qualitative or quantitative orientation to the analysis? That makes a difference in how you'll describe (and conduct) the sample.
As for further reading: Because these two books are sitting open on my desk, I can recommend these basic introductions to sampling concepts and terms:
Sarah Tracy's textbook on qualitative research methods: covers different qualitative sampling strategies (in the chapter on interviewing). https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__eu.wiley.com_WileyCDA_Wi leyTitle_productCd-2DEHEP002631.html&d=AAIF-g&c=Oo8bPJf7k7r_cPTz1JF7vEiFxvFR fQtp-j14fFwh71U&r=GkVr_WnzKhJSEnJfRRWR3pxvkEQQVBgue-uUa05rcls&m=c4UBdfVWvw3m hwjlrHfJmVx5bN6aLLsmTrn3kV3sLac&s=oRyGhlJmwXWHOYX6hqVVdbDOLGo8uiJkj5AL7sTWFc Q&e= I've shared a screenshot of her summary of types of sampling here, but the larger section is much more detailed: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dropbox.com_s_6jmm7 th5mbl0jfz_tracysamplingchart.png-3Fdl-3D0&d=AAIF-g&c=Oo8bPJf7k7r_cPTz1JF7vE iFxvFRfQtp-j14fFwh71U&r=GkVr_WnzKhJSEnJfRRWR3pxvkEQQVBgue-uUa05rcls&m=c4UBdf VWvw3mhwjlrHfJmVx5bN6aLLsmTrn3kV3sLac&s=XCjiNC5swKchPsnNRUKMBArH5uT1V4s1orRR RLamwZI&e=
Donald Treadwell's textbook on introducing Communication Research: presents positivist and interpretivist notions of sampling. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sagepub.com_textbook s_Book237564&d=AAIF-g&c=Oo8bPJf7k7r_cPTz1JF7vEiFxvFRfQtp-j14fFwh71U&r=GkVr_W nzKhJSEnJfRRWR3pxvkEQQVBgue-uUa05rcls&m=c4UBdfVWvw3mhwjlrHfJmVx5bN6aLLsmTrn3 kV3sLac&s=vjOJGcrbZ9sS2MIx8mIFZD8C-_ph4OmDYwLtIi1vSj8&e= You can see a copy of Treadwell's chapter on sampling here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dropbox.com_s_0320v m66m0gec2w_Treadwellch8Sampling.pdf-3Fdl-3D0&d=AAIF-g&c=Oo8bPJf7k7r_cPTz1JF7 vEiFxvFRfQtp-j14fFwh71U&r=GkVr_WnzKhJSEnJfRRWR3pxvkEQQVBgue-uUa05rcls&m=c4UB dfVWvw3mhwjlrHfJmVx5bN6aLLsmTrn3kV3sLac&s=yflMJ4fBD2Zsai_b4HYUF77RMp6rnek4w6 r56b4Ml8c&e=
and here's a nice piece that cuts deeper into the ideas and complexity of qualitative sampling: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__corcom300-2Ds12-2Dlay.wi kispaces.umb.edu_file_view_ARTICLE-5FSampling-5FQualitative.pdf&d=AAIF-g&c=O o8bPJf7k7r_cPTz1JF7vEiFxvFRfQtp-j14fFwh71U&r=GkVr_WnzKhJSEnJfRRWR3pxvkEQQVBg ue-uUa05rcls&m=c4UBdfVWvw3mhwjlrHfJmVx5bN6aLLsmTrn3kV3sLac&s=7idiNmfvSlNCLZ- 7c69B7M3eKUa3OJqhQy-QU9QFMm0&e=
Best,
annette
On 14 Sep 2014, at 11:22, Noha Nagi <noha.a.nagi@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Professors and colleagues,
I was wondering if there are different sampling methods for internet data than the already known sampling methods.
For my research, I was thinking of taking a *systematic random sample* from facebook posts on a each of four facebook pages. I have no information about the heterogeneity between the different pages according to any variable (gender, political affiliation...) so I thought it is not stratified nor cluster, and it will be more likely a systematic sample.
Is systematic sampling* logically right*?
Did any one come across *other sampling techniques for facebook pages*? or internet data in general?
Can anyone suggest *a book to read about this*?
I would love to hear any advice from you.
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