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probability sampling

probability sampling Probability sampling is a sampling approach commonly used in quantitative research, contrasted with purposive sampling in qualitative work.

Probability sampling is a sampling approach commonly used in quantitative research, contrasted with purposive sampling in qualitative work. Rather than choosing participants because they are especially informative about a topic, it relies on selection by probability-based methods such as random sampling.

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