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This is a 15 page paper that provides an overview of sampling. The importance of quantitative research in criminology is explored at length. Bibliography lists 30 sources.
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even something as simple as developing a plan for sampling requires a great deal of insight: "developing a sampling plan requires consideration of a number of factors: The frame, sampling
unit, sample size, target population, precision, and stratification" (Fowler, 2002; Leedy & Ormrod, 2005). This paper will explore each of these critical research factors in order to address key topics
about criminal justice research, such as the difference between quantitative and qualitative research, the use of probability and sampling, and evidence of quantitative researchs past contributions to the field.
Assessing Quantitative and Qualitative Research For the past several decades, quantitative and qualitative approaches to research have been the two most dominant modes, and until recently have been
regarded as something of a dichotomy when it comes to research methodology. Basically speaking, quantitative research deals with variables that can be objectively measured and quantified, whereas qualitative research deals
more with the abstract "qualities" of variables, that cannot always be meaningfully measured in the traditional sense. For instance, a research design that uses statistical analysis to compare the number
of crimes taking place in one city to the number of crimes in another city would be quantitative; a study comparing levels of antisocial feeling among different inmates would be
more qualitative. It is notable, however, that there is some overlap between the approaches. It is possible to use standardizing tools and metrics to quantify otherwise qualitative variables. In the
example above, for instance, one could use the same metric of an anti-social personality test that produces a numerical score on all the inmates, and have a quantifiable variable (the
score) by which to compare them. The "uniting [of] quantitative and qualitative data... illuminates the processes of human development and continuity and change in criminal behavior", allowing criminal justice researchers
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