OBJECTIVE

The objective of this project is to study the importance of sampling procedure in legal
research and its types thoroughly. This project is concerned with an analysis of this technique
with a view to explore the possibility of its use in projects concerning law, judiciary and the
vast hitherto untapped field of legal research.

HYPOTHESIS

SAMPLING METHOD is an important tool in the realm of social science researches. Since it
is sometimes difficult for any researcher to study the entire universe or the total population
(people or things) that he proposes to investigate, it becomes incumbent upon him to select a
portion of elements taken from the larger portion or population. Such a portion is referred to
as a sample and the process of drawing these elements from the larger population or universe
is called the sampling method.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The methodology of the research is DOCTRINAL research methodology i.e. the method of
analysis is descriptive and analytical .While researching on the topic, various books and
internet sources have been consulted. For thorough study of project topic, all the possible
means and reasons have been used. The project topic has been elaborated to best of
knowledge and available information.

I would refer from various other sources such as newspapers, law journals and sites for
searching the relevant cases for making my final draft. I will include all relevant data related
to this topic in more detail in my final draft.

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INTRODUCTION

When a social scientist is unable to observe or investigate a total population, he usually

gathers data on a part or a sample. Sampling becomes necessary as some members of a
population can never be studied directly because of lack of accessibility, limited time or
prohibitive cost, e.g., no one can perhaps undertake a study of all the inhabitants in the world.
It is also not necessary to study the total population where certain problems require a
destructive procedure that destroys the unit tested, e.g., no more than a small quantity of
blood out of the human body is required to test for the presence of a rare disease. Sampling
method also furnishes a greater accuracy in problems where it is difficult to reach all
members of a population, e.g., where persons or individuals are widely dispersed or live in
relatively inaccessible areas. For these and other reasons, the researcher has to resort to the
use of sampling method.

The sample survey provides a flexible method that can be adapted to almost every
requirement of data collection. The case study does not provide for direct inference to a
population; the census does not require an inference because by definition it covers the entire
population. The sample survey covers many circumstances in which inferences about
population are required, but a census is either not possible or desirable.

Sampling methods can be applied to many kinds of data. They are being used to an increasing
extent for the routine collection of economic statistics. Statistics of agriculture, production
and distribution are obtained from both census and sample inquiries. For these surveys,
samples of farms, factories and shops are taken. They provide information about output and
turnover, changes in stocks and capital equipment, employment and earnings, and the prices
at which various goods and services are bought and sold. Sampling methods can also be used
to know people’s reaction and response to some controversial bill or piece of legislation, or
lawyers’ reaction to any judgment of a court or the possible consequences or implications of
a court decision to constitutional provision in a given situation.

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TENTATIVE CHAPTERISATION

1. Census and Sampling Methods

2. Merits or Advantages of Sampling
3. Demerits or Limits of Sampling Method
4. Procedure to select a sample
5. Size of the Sample
6. Biased Sample
7. Types of Sampling

(a) Probability Sampling

(i) Random Sampling, (ii) Systematic Sampling, (iii) Stratified Random Sampling (iv)
Cluster Sampling or Sub-sampling, (v) Multi-stage Sampling

(b) Non-probability Sampling

(i) Representative sampling, (ii) Judgment Sampling, (iii) Accident Sampling (iv)
Purposive Sampling, (v) Convenience Sampling, (vi) Self selected Sampling

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 Agarwal, Shipra, “Legal Research Methodology.”

 www.lexisnexis.com