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What is nominal
variables that can't be ranked only named like nouns . e.g:
smoking status (smoker/ex-smoker/never)
What is ordinal?
Categorical variable that can be ranked or where ranking is important/
intervals. e.g: smoking level (none/mild/medium/heavy)
What is a sample?
A sample describes the participants in a study
What is sampling?
The process whereby a researcher chooses her sample.
Advantages of SRS
Cheap
Easy
Software friendly
Nothing other than frame is needed
Disadvantages of SRS
Easier to conduct than SRS if the subjects are spread over a wide
geographical area.
Reduces time and cost of data collection as it doesn't need a list of the entire
population (instead list of of sampling within the selected clusters are needed).
baseline, risk factors are measured for the sample and then the groups
are followed on over a period of time for outcomes.