Comparision of Snowball Sampling and Sequential Sampling Technique

By I. Etikan, Rukayya S. Alkassim, Sulaiman Abubakar. 2016

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The article provides the description and comparison of two non-random samplings which are snowball or chain referral sampling and sequential sampling. Snowball sampling has been widely used in qualitative sociological research, especially in the study of deviant behavior and is used in the place where the population is hard to reach. It also described different form of sampling method. While in sequential sampling, sampling was taken at a given time interval and modification can be made by correcting the research and sampling method to centralize the analysis and make a satisfied decision.

Subfields: Epidemiology, Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science

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