Survey research involves - the process of selecting for study a limited number of subjects who are representative of entire groups sharing similar characteristics, called the population.

Sampling

Explanation:

Sampling is the method of selecting samples from a larger population so that we can generalize our findings back to the population from which they were selected, by analyzing the sample. The sampling technique is vital for the accuracy of research and it includes various methods including probability sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, etc, according to the need of the research.

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