Data saturation occurs when which of the following happens?
A) Researchers can find no new participants that fit the criteria
B) All the research questions are answered
C) No new information is obtained and redundancy is achieved
D) Participants are describing new concepts
C
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Sample size in qualitative research is usually determined based on informational needs. A guiding principle is data saturation—that is, sampling to the point at which no new information is obtained and redundancy is achieved. Data saturation is not achieved simply by a lack of new participants that fit the criteria or when all of the research questions are answered. Participants describing new concepts would be evidence that data saturation has not been achieved.
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