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What is the main difference between qualitative and quantitative sampling approaches?
What is the main difference between qualitative and quantitative sampling approaches?
- Both qualitative and quantitative methods use purposeful sampling
- Both qualitative and quantitative methods use random sampling
- Qualitative methods depend on random sampling, while quantitative methods focus on purposeful sampling
- Qualitative methods focus on purposeful sampling, while quantitative methods depend on random sampling (correct)
What is the primary purpose of probability sampling in quantitative methods?
What is the primary purpose of probability sampling in quantitative methods?
- To study cases that provide a great deal of central importance to the research
- To select information-rich cases for in-depth study
- To permit confident generalization from the sample to a larger population (correct)
- To focus on relatively small samples, even single cases
What characterizes information-rich cases in purposeful sampling?
What characterizes information-rich cases in purposeful sampling?
- They provide little central importance to the research
- They are selected randomly
- They provide a great deal about issues of central importance to the research (correct)
- They are statistically representative of the larger population
Which type of sampling approach focuses on selecting truly random and statistically representative samples?
Which type of sampling approach focuses on selecting truly random and statistically representative samples?
Why does qualitative inquiry typically focus on relatively small samples?
Why does qualitative inquiry typically focus on relatively small samples?
What is the term used to describe cases from which one can learn a great deal about issues of central importance to the research?
What is the term used to describe cases from which one can learn a great deal about issues of central importance to the research?
What is the purpose of purposeful sampling?
What is the purpose of purposeful sampling?
What is the logic behind extreme case sampling?
What is the logic behind extreme case sampling?
What type of cases does extreme or deviant case sampling focus on?
What type of cases does extreme or deviant case sampling focus on?
What may be learned from extreme case sampling?
What may be learned from extreme case sampling?
When might an evaluator choose to use extreme case sampling?
When might an evaluator choose to use extreme case sampling?
Why might one intensively study one or more examples of really poor programs and one or more examples of really excellent programs?
Why might one intensively study one or more examples of really poor programs and one or more examples of really excellent programs?
What information is already available for the question of more immediate interest concerning extreme cases?
What information is already available for the question of more immediate interest concerning extreme cases?
Why might a random sample be appropriate for documenting natural variation among programs?
Why might a random sample be appropriate for documenting natural variation among programs?
Why would it not be necessary to randomly sample poor programs or excellent programs?
Why would it not be necessary to randomly sample poor programs or excellent programs?
What does purposeful sampling aim to select?
What does purposeful sampling aim to select?
