Random number sampling
Each sample is given a number then a random number is generator
Systematic sampling
Every nth item in the target population is selected
Stratified sampling
The population is divided into subgroups, called strata, based on some characteristic, and then a random sample is taken from each stratum
Quota sampling
Units are chosen to have n from each group
Opportunity sampling
Units are the first n available
Lottery sampling
The members of the sampling frame could be written on tickets and placed into a ‘hat’. The required number of tickets would then be drawn out.
Standardising the normal distribution