Question

What is the difference between the census and sampling methods?

Answer 1

S.No	Basis	Census Method	Sampling Method
1.	Region	It is used in the limited area of investigation.	It can also be used for a wide area of investigation.
2.	Contact	Each unit of the population is contacted and information is received.	The information is collected from the selected sample units.
3.	Expenses	It involves lot of money, time and labour.	There is relatively less expenditure in
4.	Utility	This method is more useful where units of the population is heterogenous.	This method is useful where all the units are homogeneous.
5.	Level of Purity	In this the level of purity is high.	There is relatively low level of purity.
6.	Uses	When it is required to get information from all the units of the population, this method should be used.	When the population is infinite and large, it is more beneficial to use the sample method.