Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
muestreo por propósito
English translation:
purposive sampling
Added to glossary by
William Pairman
Jan 11, 2023 11:11
1 yr ago
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Spanish term
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muestreo por propósito
Spanish to English
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From an academic paper outlining research into caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Inicialmente se realizó un muestro (sic) por propósito con la finalidad de lograr una muestra heterogénea de cuidadores en cuanto a edad y sexo del cuidador, parentesco con la persona cuidada y estado de salud y nivel de dependencia del familiar a su cargo.
I'm guessing "muestro" is a typo for "muestreo. There appear to be many example of this latter form but I can't see an explanation...
https://www.google.com/search?q="muestreo por propósito"&cli...
Inicialmente se realizó un muestro (sic) por propósito con la finalidad de lograr una muestra heterogénea de cuidadores en cuanto a edad y sexo del cuidador, parentesco con la persona cuidada y estado de salud y nivel de dependencia del familiar a su cargo.
I'm guessing "muestro" is a typo for "muestreo. There appear to be many example of this latter form but I can't see an explanation...
https://www.google.com/search?q="muestreo por propósito"&cli...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | purposive sampling |
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
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| 4 +2 | targeted sampling |
Giovanni Rengifo
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Proposed translations
+3
12 mins
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Ireland
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Ireland
B.A. Eng. & Ling., DipTrans IoLET, MCIL
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12
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purposive sampling
Yes, "muestro" has got to be "muestreo". And I would say this is probably a direct translation of "purposive sampling".
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+2
3 hrs
Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
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Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
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218
targeted sampling
As an alternative, you may want to use "target-based sampling" instead.
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