Calculating Sample Size Vocabulary

Document Author/User: Takaedza, Munangafire.
Date and Timestamp: 08/05/2026 at $8:47\,pm$ .
Subject Matter: The document focuses on the quantitative aspects of research methodology, specifically the identification of population types and the calculation of sample size within a nursing education context.
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Research Focus: A study investigating the self-reported competence of nursing students.
Geographic and Institutional Scope: - There are a total of $4$ nursing student campuses in the broader context of the study. - Data collection was restricted to $2$ of these $4$ campuses.
Target Population ( $N_{total}$ ): - Definition: The total group of individuals about whom the researcher wants to draw conclusions. - Numerical Value: The transcript identifies a total of $2457$ nursing students across all four campuses. - Target Population Size: $2457$ .
Accessible/Study Population ( $N_{study}$ ): - Initial Accessible Pool: There were $987$ students enrolled at the two specific campuses selected for data collection. - Exclusion Criteria: The researcher intentionally excluded specific subgroups to maintain the integrity of the study's scope. The exclusions applied to: 1. Students who had transferred from other campuses. 2. Non-Namibian students. - Exclusion Count: A total of $57$ students met these exclusion criteria. - Final Study Population Calculation: $987 - 57 = 930$ - Study Population Size: $930$ .

Thematic Source: The calculation is based on the methodological guidelines provided by Sekaran and Bougie ( $2013$ ), which frequently utilizes the Krejcie and Morgan ( $1970$ ) table for determining sample sizes for given populations.
Calculating the Sample ( $n$ ): - The study population ( $N$ ) is identified as $930$ . - According to the