When new participants are recruited by current participants to become part of a study sample, it is called "snowball sampling." This is a non-probability sampling technique that can be a practical way to identify and recruit individuals with certain characteristics to a research study who might otherwise be challenging to find (e.g., individuals with a [...]The post Snowball Sampling: Is it ethical to pay your study subjects to recruit participants on your behalf? first appeared on Pearl Pathways.The post Snowball Sampling: Is it ethical to pay your study subjects to recruit participants on your behalf? appeared first on Pearl Pathways.
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