Snowball sampling in qualitative research: an open debate
This article intends to discuss the sampling method named snowball, which is not probabilistic and uses references chains. Despite its disadvantages, the snowball sampling is powerful to study groups...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2014
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/tematicas/article/view/10977 |
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| Summary: | This article intends to discuss the sampling method named snowball, which is not probabilistic and uses references chains. Despite its disadvantages, the snowball sampling is powerful to study groups which are hard to be accessed or studied, and also when there is no precision on its quantity. Besides, this specific kind of sampling is also useful to study delicate topics, of private matter, and it therefore demands the knowledge of people who belong to the group or are recognized by them for them to be located. Although there are some works about this sampling method in other countries, the articles production concerning this sampling application is nearly null in Brazil; this work intends to be useful on possible discussions on the theme. |
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| ISSN: | 2595-315X |
