All of the following are advantages of snowball sampling EXCEPT ______.

a. it lacks representativeness of the whole population
b. allowing the researcher flexibility of choosing a sample
c. allowing for more communication and interaction between researcher and participants
d. allowing for studying difficult topics for which ready participants may not exist


Ans: A

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