Design a study and create a sampling plan

What will be an ideal response?

In the sampling plan, the researcher first provides an operational definition for the
target population, such as "retirees", "early adolescents" or "family caregivers". Next, the
researcher considers if the target population represents an area or special population;
this is an important step because it influences the identification of our study population
and recruiting strategies. Once the population has been represented, the researcher
must identify the study population, which represents all possible subjects at the
researcher's disposal. Because study populations may represent hundreds or thousands
of people, the researcher must next consider how to recruit the research sample, or
people that will be actually recruited to participate in the study.