Dr. Dover is interested in studying the homeless population. He starts at a homeless shelter, and then obtains subjects through referrals from the residents at the shelter. This situation is an example of

A) availability sampling.
B) simple random sampling.
C) snowball sampling.
D) probability sampling.


C

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a. refers to a current fad b. refers to interpersonal effectiveness in culturally diverse settings c. is an important skill for those traveling to other countries d. a and c above e. none of the above

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