You Conduct a Comparison of the Desired Sample with the Actual

question 7

Multiple Choice

You conduct a comparison of the desired sample with the actual sample from a set of qualitative personal interviews.You find that the actual sample was slightly older than intended.What is the recommended next step?

• A)Stop the analysis and discard all the data.
• B)Ask for a refund from the field service that performed the recruiting.
• C)Continue with the analysis but note this discovery in the presentation of the findings.
• D)Prepare a poor performance evaluation for the interviewer.
• E)Prepare a proposal for a new research study.

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