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Question 1
Probability sampling is rarely used in qualitative research because:
a] Qualitative researchers are not trained in statistics
b] It is very old-fashioned
c] It is often not feasible
d] Research questions are more important than sampling
Question 2
The two levels of sampling used by Savage et al. [2005] for the Manchester study were:
a] Random and purposive
b] Convenience and snowball
c] Statistical and non-statistical
d] Contexts and participants
Question 3
Which of the following is not a type of purposive sampling?
a] Probability sampling
b] Deviant case sampling
c] Theoretical sampling
d] Snowball sampling
Question 4
What is involved in "purposive sampling" for grounded theory?
a] Using a random numbers table to select a representative sample of people
b] Strategically selecting respondents who are likely to provide relevant data
c] Deciding on a sampling strategy early on and pursuing it relentlessly
d] Sampling units of time rather than individual persons
Question 5
What is meant by the term "theoretical saturation"?
a] Deciding on a theory and then testing it repeatedly
b] The point at which a concept is so well developed that no further data collection is necessary
c] The problem of having used too many theories in one's data analysis
d] A state of frustration caused by having used every possible statistical test without finding any significant results
Question 6
Generic purposive sampling can be characterized as being:
a] Fixed and a priori
b] Fixed and ad-hoc
c] Contingent and post-hoc
d] Contingent and ad infinitum
Question 7
The minimum sample size for qualitative interviewing is:
a] 30
b] 31
c] 60
d] It's hard to say
Question 8
Why is an ethnographic study unlikely to use a probability sample?
a] Because the aim of understanding is more important than that of generalization
b] Because the researcher cannot control who is willing to talk to them
c] Because it is difficult to identify a sampling frame
d] All of the above
Question 9
Apart from people, what else can purposive sampling be used for?
a] Documents
b] Timing of events
c] Context
d] All of the above
Question 10
What can be generalized from a purposive sample?
a] That the findings are true for broadly similar cases
b] That the findings are true for the entire population
c] That the opposite is true for people who are the opposite of those in the sample
d] That purposive sampling is better than probability sampling