Research Sampling techniques

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The entire set of subjects who are interested to the researcher Population
This type of sampling technique selects subjects that possess certain characteristics needed for the study Purposive
A subset of the population that represents the characteristics of the population Sample
This type of sampling technique selects subjects that are readily available to the researcher Convenience
This method of sampling assures that every member of the available population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample Probability
This sampling occurs when a selected participant recruits other subjects, who in turn recruit more subjects Snowball
In this type of sampling, groups of subjects are selected rather than individual subjects Cluster