
Which sampling technique is especially useful for recruiting hard‑to‑reach or hidden populations?
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Get StartedWhich sampling technique is especially useful for recruiting hard‑to‑reach or hidden populations?
Options:
- Simple random sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Snowball (chain‑referral) sampling
- Systematic sampling
Correct answer: Snowball (chain‑referral) sampling
Explanation: Snowball sampling recruits participants via referrals within a network, aiding access to hidden groups; Goodman formalized chain‑referral models in the literature in 1961.
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