Common use of Population and Sample Clause in Contracts

Population and Sample. The aggregate of all possible study objects about which a statement is intended, for example nurses. Research studies mostly include selections (samples) from this population and results are generalized from samples to population (Flick, 2011). The study population was nurses that work with elderly in nursing homes and residential home care. The sample selection of study participates from a population according to specific rules (Flick, 2011). The sample for study was selected using convenient sampling; candidates were selected based on availability. A total number of 4 nurses were interviewed. The students had planned to interview 6 nurses; one team leader, and two nurses from each site as well as one nurse educator. However, only one team leader and one nurse from the residential home care were interviewed as well as with 2 nurses from the nursing home. We were unable to interview the nurse educator who was out on a working visit at the time of data collection. Further interviews where planned for in case more information was needed, however after the interview the information was assessed to be sufficient to proceed with analysis.