Snow Ball Sampling Flashcards
1
Q
What is snowball sampling
A
Participant that are originally recruited by the researcher then recruit more people
2
Q
What’s the fist stage of this
A
Identify a target population
3
Q
What’s the second stage
A
Identify the initial sample by opportunity sampling
4
Q
What’s the theirs stage
A
Those original participants get more people to identify themselves
5
Q
What do they have to ask
A
Do they want to participate
6
Q
What’s a strength for this
A
Helpful for when studying rare characteristics/ behaviour
7
Q
What are some disadvantages
A
May not know any other participants
Takes a long time
