Question

1. Advantage of a single-sample design.

2. Disadvantage of a single-sample design.

3. Advantage of a within subjects design.

4. Disadvantage of a within subjects design.

5. Advantage of a between subjects design.

6. Disadvantage of a between subjects design.

7. Advantage of a matached subjects design.

8. Disadvantage of a matched subjects design.

* please list in order, and type up

Answer 1

1) The advantages of single-sample design are:

a) Low cost sampling

b) Time saving

c) Scope of sampling is high

d) Data collected is highly accurate

e) It is an organization of convenience.

f) The data collected is intensive and exhaustive.

g) It is suitable in case of limited resources.

h) Researcher can establish a good rapport with the respondents.

2) The disadvantages of a single-sample design are:

a) Chances of bias

b) Difficulties in selecting a true representative sample.

c) Need for subject specific knowledge in sampling technique.

d) Deriving a representative sample is difficult when the universe is heterogeneous or too small.

3) The advantages of within subjects design are:

a) It require few participants.

b) There is reduction in errors caused due to individual differences.

4) The disadvantages of within subjects design are:

a) The scores could be influenced by carry over effects.

b) Carryover effects leads to practice, fatigue and contrast in responses of the subjects.