Sampling: how to select participants in my research study?

BACKGROUND: In this paper, the basic elements related to the selection of participants for a health research are discussed. Sample representativeness, sample frame, types of sampling, as well as the impact that non-respondents may have on results of a study are described. The whole discussion is sup...

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Autores principales: Martínez-Mesa, Jeovany, González-Chica, David Alejandro, Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira, Bonamigo, Renan Rangel, Bastos, João Luiz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
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Special Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27438200
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20165254
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description BACKGROUND: In this paper, the basic elements related to the selection of participants for a health research are discussed. Sample representativeness, sample frame, types of sampling, as well as the impact that non-respondents may have on results of a study are described. The whole discussion is supported by practical examples to facilitate the reader's understanding. OBJECTIVE: To introduce readers to issues related to sampling.
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spelling pubmed-49382772016-07-11 Sampling: how to select participants in my research study? Martínez-Mesa, Jeovany González-Chica, David Alejandro Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira Bonamigo, Renan Rangel Bastos, João Luiz An Bras Dermatol Special Article BACKGROUND: In this paper, the basic elements related to the selection of participants for a health research are discussed. Sample representativeness, sample frame, types of sampling, as well as the impact that non-respondents may have on results of a study are described. The whole discussion is supported by practical examples to facilitate the reader's understanding. OBJECTIVE: To introduce readers to issues related to sampling. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4938277/ /pubmed/27438200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20165254 Text en © 2016 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.
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