* not completed

. What is purposive sampling?

A random sampling approach correct incorrect

A sandwich sampling approach correct incorrect

A not-for-profit sampling approach correct incorrect

A non-probability form of sampling correct incorrect

* not completed

. What are examples of purposive sampling?

Theoretical and snowboarding correct incorrect

Theoretical and snowballing correct incorrect

Theoretical and random correct incorrect

Random and probability correct incorrect

* not completed

. What is theoretical saturation?

It is when the theory is getting dense and hard to read. correct incorrect

It is when your sampling is difficult and you can't sample any more. correct incorrect

It is when you carry on sampling theoretically until a category has been saturated with data. correct incorrect

It is the accumulation of all the background theoretical knowledge for your research. correct incorrect

* not completed

. Snowball sampling is

All of the below correct incorrect

A form of convenience sampling correct incorrect

Not a random sampling approach correct incorrect

A method where the researcher makes contact with a small group of people and uses them to make contact with others. correct incorrect

* not completed

. According to Onwuegbuzie and Collins (2007), 'Sample size should be not be so small to make it hard to achieve' what three objectives?

Theoretical saturation, transfat saturation and informational redundancy. correct incorrect

Data saturation, theoretical saturation, or informational redundancy. correct incorrect

Theoretical saturation and employment redundancy. correct incorrect

Data saturation, snowballing, or informational redundancy. correct incorrect

* not completed

. Why is an ethnographic study unlikely to use a probability sample?

Because the aim of understanding is more important than that of generalization. correct incorrect

Because the researcher cannot control who is willing to talk to them. correct incorrect

Because it is difficult to identify a sampling frame. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

* not completed

. What is generic purposive sampling?

When the researcher purposely creates a generic sampling frame. correct incorrect

When the researcher establishes criteria concerning the kinds of cases needed to address the research questions, identifies appropriate cases, and then samples from those cases that have been identified. correct incorrect

When the researcher establishes a generic set of questions to ask his or her participants. correct incorrect

When the researcher reviews many samples generically. correct incorrect

* not completed

. Can more than one sampling approach be used?

Yes correct incorrect

No correct incorrect

Not sure correct incorrect

What is sampling? correct incorrect

* not completed

. In addition to people, what else can we sample as researchers?

Context and Snowballing correct incorrect

Context and construct correct incorrect

Context and Time correct incorrect

Context and Participant personalities correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which of the following are purposive sampling approaches?

Critical case sampling correct incorrect

Criterion sampling correct incorrect

Opportunistic sampling correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect