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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide a typology of sampling designs for qualitative researchers. We introduce the following sampling strategies: (a) parallel sampling designs, which represent a body of sampling strategies that facilitate credible comparisons of two or more different subgroups that are extracted from the same levels of study; (b) nested sampling designs, which are sampling strategies that facilitate credible comparisons of two or more members of the same subgroup, wherein one or more members of the subgroup represent a sub-sample of the full sample; and (c) multilevel sampling designs, which represent sampling strategies that facilitate credible comparisons of two or more subgroups that are extracted from different level s of study.
Keywords
Qualitative Research, Sampling Designs, Random Sampling, Purposive Sampling, and Sample Size
Publication Date
6-1-2007
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Recommended APA Citation
Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Leech, N. L. (2007). Sampling Designs in Qualitative Research: Making the Sampling Process More Public . The Qualitative Report, 12(2), 238-254. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol12/iss2/7
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