What is snowball sampling? When would this type of sampling method be appropriate to use?

What will be an ideal response?


Snowball sampling--a method of sampling in which sample elements are selected as they are identified by successive informants or interviewees such as interviewing leaders of a small community who will in turn point out other informants that will participate in the study; snowball sampling is most effective when used in a study whose target population is inaccessible.

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Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?

A. The president has final say over the budgets of independent agencies but has no control of department budgets. B. The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets. C. The president has no authority in the budgeting process. D. The president influences the initial budget proposal but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money.

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Which of the following is one of the two conditions that satisfy the definition of malice under the Sullivan rule?

A. failure to direct statements against a specific individual B. personal knowledge of the object of the statements C. knowledge that the statements were false D. failure to understand that statements were false E. intent to cause emotional harm with the statements

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It is possible, though not certain, that the ________ and Libertarian Party siphoned off enough votes from Hillary Clinton in 2016 to cost her the presidential election.

A. Green Party B. Populist Party C. Prohibition Party D. Reform Party E. Socialist Party

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According to U.S. Travel Association figures, spending by travelers (tourism) is around $813 billion annually in 2011 and finances 7.5 million jobs

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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