Social
Studies 201
January
10, 2001
A. Example of Sampling Error
The following table gives the sampling error for the variable sex in the Survey of Student Attitudes and Experiences, Fall 1998. The sample size was n = 712.
Sex of Respondent |
Percentage in Sample |
Percentage in Population |
Sampling Error |
Male |
37.0% |
39.4% |
-2.4% |
Female |
63.0% |
60.6% |
2.4% |
B.
Labour Force Survey, December, 2000.
Saskatchewan and Canada.
Number of People in Thousands
SASKATCHEWAN CANADA
Population aged 15 or over 763.4 24,449.2
Labour Force 498.5 15,989.8
Employed 474.1 14,974.5
Full-time 376.3 12,121.3
Part-time 97.8 2,853.1
Unemployed 24.5 1,015.3
Not in Labour Force 264.9 8,459.4
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.9 6.3
Participation Rate (%) 65.3 65.4
Source: Government of Saskatchewan, Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Statistics, January 5, 2001, from the web site http://www.gov.sk.ca/bureau.stats/lfs/lfsindx.htm