Match the following terms and the descriptions of sampling procedures:
A. Using the individuals who offer to participate in a research study.
B. Choosing individuals to participate in research because they are considered "typical" of the critical characteristics important to the research project.
C. Researcher seeks a specified number of participants who fit the characteristics of subgroups important to the research project.
D. Finding additional research participants by asking current participants to recommend individuals with similar characteristics.
E. Choosing individuals who are convenient and easily available as research participants.
A. Volunteer sample
B. Purposive sample
C. Quota sampling
D. Snowball sample
E. Convenience sample
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