If a qualitative researcher wanted to learn a community organization's pattern of recruitment over time,the researcher might begin by interviewing a fairly recent recruit and asking who introduced that person to the organization.Then the researcher might interview the person named and ask who introduced that person to the community organization.This would be an example of
A)snowball sampling.
B)systematic sampling.
C)deviant cases sampling.
D)accidental sampling.
E)quota sampling.

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This is an example of snowball sampling, as the researcher is relying on the referrals made by the interviewees to identify other potential respondents who may have been recruited by the community organization. Snowball sampling is a common technique used in qualitative research to identify and recruit participants who may be difficult to locate or contact through other means.

If a Qualitative Researcher Wanted to Learn a Community Organization's