Match the following examples with their appropriate concepts:
-Faye has a list of the county's foster care families caring for crack-addicted infants. The case manager helps her select a number of representative families to interview about their experiences with crack-addicted infants.
A) Purposive sampling
B) Stratified random sampling
C) Snowball sampling
D) Systematic random sampling
E) Convenience sampling
F) Simple random sampling

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Purposive sampling involves selecting a sample of participants based on specific criteria or purpose, which is what is happening in this scenario. Faye and the case manager have a specific purpose (interviewing families caring for crack-addicted infants) and are selecting representative families based on that purpose.

Match the Following Examples with Their Appropriate Concepts