Snowball Sampling Involves

question 62

Multiple Choice

Snowball sampling involves:

• A)asking study participants for their informed consent after an initial set of findings have been compiled
• B)borrowing subjects who fit the study criteria from one or more other studies
• C)increasing the representativeness of a sample by randomly selecting subjects from a list of individuals identified as aloof or cold in their self-presentations
• D)motivating subjects to participate in a study through the use of a tiered system of rewards (e.g., monetary payments)
• E)obtaining new study participants through individuals who have already agreed to participate in the study

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Definitions:

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