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| 5.3 LIMITATIONS OF STUDY
A sample of children of junior secondary schools in Lagos has been interview, not the entire population. Consequently, all results are subject to sampling errors and tolerances, which means that we cannot assume that all differences between sub-groups are statistically significant. As a guide, figures from the main sample are subject to a margin of error of plus or minus six percentage points. The study acknowledges its limited time and resources as well as the researcher’s nascent experience in empirical research. It is also acknowledged, the limitations of the Probability sampling technique which was used for the study (See: Sobowale, 2008). However, the study tried as much as possible to ensure that the sampling process was done in the manner that the representative sample reasonably represents the population of the study. The study could not adequately cover all junior secondary schools in Lagos State. From the details in the successfully returned questionnaires, there were over 30 secondary schools which had at least one respondent. This was achieved solely because of the random sampling method employed. Similarly, the study did not include in its analysis demographic variables such as social-economic status; reference was solely on just the school category (either public or private) and age groups for analysis and emphasis. The sample size of 300 is also believed to be limited. Download 261.2 Kb. Share with your friends:
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