A critical concern for qualitative researchers in their sampling decisions is which of the following?
A) Obtaining a sample that is representative of the population under study
B) Accessing information-rich sources of data
C) Recruiting a sample that can facilitate saturation quickly and efficiently
D) Obtaining a sample with high potential for generalizability
B
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The aim in qualitative studies is to extract the greatest possible information from a small number of people. Quantitative research, on the other hand, is concerned with measuring attributes and identifying relationships in a population, and therefore a representative sample is desirable so that the findings can be generalized. The aim of most qualitative studies is to discover meaning and to uncover multiple realities, not to generalize to a target population.
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