What is sampling theory? Describe it and provide examples to illustrate your definition. Discuss generalizability as it applies to nursing research Sampling theory is involved with the collection, analysis, and interpretation gathered from random samples of a population under study. The application of sampling theory is concerned not only with the proper selection of observations from the population that will constitute the random sample; it also involves the use of probability theory, along with prior knowledge about the population parameters, to analyze the data from the random sample and develop conclusions from the analysis ("Sampling Theory," 2017, p. 1) . Generalization, which is an act of reasoning that involves drawing broad inferences from particular observations, is...