Question
Research Methodology and Methods Question on Research Methods and Techniques
All the following statements are true about snowball sampling except
Snowball sampling can result in samples that are very large or spread over large geographic areas, thus increasing the time and cost of data collection.
A major objective of snowball sampling is to estimate characteristics that are rare in the population.
The major advantage of snowball sampling is that it substantially increases the likelihood of locating the desired characteristics in the population.
Snowball sampling results in relatively low sampling variance and costs.
Snowball sampling can result in samples that are very large or spread over large geographic areas, thus increasing the time and cost of data collection.
Solution
The correct option is (A): Snowball sampling can result in samples that are very large or spread over large geographic areas, thus increasing the time and cost of data collection.