A researcher wanted to learn abouactors that influence parents to participate or not participate in the substance abuse treatmenor their adolescent children.She decided to interview the parents who refused to participate and compare their responses with the parents who participated the most.What type of sampling did she use?
A) snowball sampling.
B) systematic sampling.
C) deviant cases sampling.
D) accidental sampling.
E) quota sampling.

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The researcher used deviant cases sampling, which involves purposely seeking out non-typical cases that diverge from the majority or norm (in this case, parents who did not participate). This method can help to identify unique factors that may be influential in explaining the phenomena being studied.

A Researcher Wanted to Learn Abouactors That Influence Parents to Participate