Question

Dr. Jennings is doing a study on the experience of being a racial minority on a college campus. He goes to the Asian Student Association, Black Student Union, and Hispanic Student Group on his campus to recruit participants for his study. Dr. Jennings only includes Asians, African-Americans, and Hispanic participants in his study. What type of sampling is Dr. Jennings using?Question 2 options:A. quota samplingB. cluster samplingC. systematic samplingD. purposive sampling

Answer 1

Answer:

D. purposive sampling

Explanation:

Purposive sampling: The term purposive sampling is also referred to as subjective, selective, or judgment sampling. The purposive sampling technique involves the researcher or experiment to rely on his or her own decision or judgment while choosing the members of a particular population to participate in his or her study. This is one of the non-probability sampling method.

In the question above, Dr. Jenning's is using purposive sampling.