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Which of the following statements fails to indicate the intent of purposive sampling?

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UGC NET 2019 Paper 1 Question Paper (5-Dec-2019) (Shift 2)
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Purposive sampling is not the fundamental principle for selecting cases and individuals in qualitative research

Note the negative phrasing: we must pick the statement that fails to indicate the intent of purposive sampling, i.e. the one that is false about it.

"Purposive sampling is not the fundamental principle for selecting cases in qualitative research" is incorrect: purposive (purposeful) sampling is in fact the central principle for choosing information-rich cases in qualitative research. Because it misstates purposive sampling, it fails to indicate its intent.

"It places the investigator's research questions at the forefront of sampling considerations" correctly captures the intent, since cases are chosen deliberately for their relevance to the research questions.

"Theoretical saturation is a useful principle for deciding sample size" is a genuine and accepted guideline in qualitative sampling, so it does reflect purposive practice.

"There is considerable disagreement about an acceptable minimum sample size in qualitative research" is a true, widely acknowledged observation, so it does not misrepresent purposive sampling.

Hence, the statement that fails to indicate the intent is Purposive sampling is not the fundamental principle for selecting cases and individuals in qualitative research.

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Important Questions from Sample

  1. In online surveys, which of the following are sampling issues ?

    A. People in a household may use the same computer, as they have access to only one.
    B. Many respondents may have multiple email IDS.
    C. Internet users constitute a biased sample of the population
    D. Sampling frames for online surveys are cheap.
    E. The governments restrict online surveys.

    Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

  2. In case the population of research is heterogeneous in nature which of the following sampling techniques will ensure optimum representativeness of sample units?

  3. A sample of respondents which is available to researchers because of their access to the respondents is identified as :

  4. Given below are two statements :

    Statement I : In probability sampling, it is not necessary that all the members of population have an equal opportunity to be the part of the sample.

    Statement II : Non probability sampling method is not a fixed or predefined selection process.

    In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  5. Given below are two statements:

    Statement I: If a population from which a sample is to be drawn does not constitute a homogenous group, stratified sampling technique is generally applied in order to obtain a representative sample.

    Statement II: In the case of small samples, z-test is applied even if the population standard deviation is not available (given).

    In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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