Question

From this description, identify or infer the target population, the sampling frame, the unit of analysis, and the type of sample. Discuss whether the sampling strategy will allow the researcher to form inferences about the target population based on the sample.

Problem: To obtain information on routes and types of transportation used by people traveling with the city. Sample: Council of Governments has computerized dataset of 110,000 trips made in one year; 10 percent of the trips are randomly selected for intensive analysis.

Answer 1

(a)

Target Population: Routes and types of transportation used by people travelling with the city

(b)

The Sampling Frame: Computerized data set of 110,000 trips made in one year

(c) The unit of analysis: Trip made by people in the city in one year

(d) Type of Sampling: Simple Random Sampling

(e) The Sampling Stratgy will allow the researcher to form inference about thetarget population based on the sample because the sampling is done on random samplig procedure and no bias is involved since the data is collected directly from computerized dataset.