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Editorial
. 2024 Apr;39(2):121-122.
doi: 10.1017/S1049023X24000281. Epub 2024 Apr 22.

Purposeful Sampling: Advantages and Pitfalls

Samuel J Stratton  1
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Purposeful Sampling: Advantages and Pitfalls

Samuel J Stratton. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

This editorial monograph explores the advances and pitfalls of the common forms of purposeful sampling. Purposeful sampling is a common research design in qualitative research.

Keywords: population research; population sampling; purposeful sampling; qualitative research design.

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