Snowball sampling is illustrated with which of the following procedures?
A)A researcher accumulates participants over time in the design.
B)A researcher asks a principal to have her teachers fill out instruments.
C)A researcher uses a random numbers table to select participants.
D)A researcher selects individuals who are willing to participate.

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Snowball sampling involves asking initial participants to refer additional participants. Choice B suggests that the researcher is asking a principal to have her teachers fill out instruments, indicating that the initial set of participants are being recruited through personal referral, which is characteristic of snowball sampling. Choices A, C, and D do not involve personal referral or the accumulation of participants through personal networks.

Snowball Sampling Is Illustrated with Which of the Following Procedures