Stratified Sampling

In the example a stratified sample of engineers which is our target population; Civil Engineers = 40 Electrical Engineers = 40 Mechenical Engineers = 50 We are using three strata and the stratification variable is the expertise in different discipline of engineering. In order to determine the sample size to be taken from each stratum, we have to compute some calculations. As; Total number of engineers in the subscriber list of an engineering journal is 130 i.e. 50+40+40=130. Suppose we have to make a proportionate stratified sample of combined 50 engineers out of all the three strata. Thus, Sample size of mechanical engineers stratum should be 50/130 into 100 = 38.46 % Sample size of electrical engineers stratum should be 40/130 into 100 = 30.76 % Sample size of civil engineers stratum should be 40/130 into 100 = 30.76 % Now from the sample size percentages computed in the previous step should be used to compute number of engineers in a sample of each stratum. Mechanical engineers; 38.46 % into 50 = 19 mechanical engineers Electrical engineers; 30.76 % into 50 = 16 electrical engineers Civil Engineers; 30.76 % into 50 = 16 civil engineers In the final step we have to apply simple random sampling method in order to select 19 members from first strata, and 16 each from the other two. For that we have to assign numerical numbers to the 50 mechanical engineers in first strata and 40 electrical and 40 civil engineers in the second and third strata respectively. It can be done according to tables of random numbers or computer generated random numbers. After doing so, pick out the numbers randomly from start, middle, bottom, left or right and select 19 from first strata and 16 each from the other two strata as your stratified sample.