Callie is working on a project for her psychology class.She is having trouble getting participants for her study.Therefore, she has begun to ask those who do participate for names of other individuals who might be willing to participate.What type of nonprobability sampling procedure is Callie using?
A)quota
B)convenience
C)cluster
D)snowballing

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Callie is using the snowball sampling technique, also known as referral sampling. In this method, participants refer others they know who might be interested in participating in the study. This is a type of nonprobability sampling where participants are not selected randomly from a larger population.

Callie Is Working on a Project for Her Psychology Class