​A Researcher Wanted to Learn About Factors That Influence Parents

question 14

Multiple Choice

​A researcher wanted to learn about factors that influence parents to participate or not participate in the substance abuse treatment for their adolescent children. She decided to interview the parents who refused to participate and compare their responses with the parents who participated the most. What type of sampling did she use?

• A) ​snowball sampling.
• B) ​systematic sampling.
• C) ​deviant cases sampling.
• D) ​accidental sampling.
• E) ​quota sampling.

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