You are conducting a survey of people who have recently moved their parents to an assisted-living facility. You decide you want to include sons, daughters, and stepchildren in Green County who have moved their parent into an assisted-living facility within the past 12 months. Because of resources, however, you cannot include every person who fits this criteria in your study. You will need to use a ______ to decide which of these people to ask to participate in your study.
A) research method
B) sampling method
C) methodology
D) theory

Question

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Sampling method is the process of selecting a subset of a population to represent the entire population. In this case, the researcher is using a sampling method to select a subset of people who have recently moved their parents to an assisted-living facility in Green County within the past 12 months.

You Are Conducting a Survey of People Who Have Recently