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1 The sampling procedure in which no systematic selection is used; instead choosing those respondents who happened to meet the researcher is called .
2 The sampling procedure in which respondents are chosen from within certain segments of the area in which the research is undertaken is called .
3 The sampling method in which respondents are chosen from within previously selected groupings, such as schools, soccer teams, and so on, is called .
4 The procedure in which the researcher includes in the study all members of the target population is called .
5 The type of quota sampling in which the researcher assures that all dimensions of the population are included in the study is called .
6 The studies in which the respondents of the original sample are studied on more than one occasion are called .
7 The sampling procedure where a sample is drawn and studied, and then another is taken from within the first sample and studied, followed by a third or more samples, each subjected to a study, is called .
8 The sampling procedure where a sample is drawn, and then another is taken from within the first sample, followed by a third or more samples, with only the last being studied is called .
9 The respondents included in a sample from which further samples are drawn are called .
10 The sampling procedure in which respondents are chosen according to their suitability for the study is called .
11 The sampling procedure in which the researcher is advised to choose a certain number of respondents from each of a number of groups is called .
12 The procedure in which a part of the target population is selected and studied in place of the target population is called .
13 The list containing the target population, from which a sample is drawn is called .
14 The point in the process of data collection at which inclusion of further units to the study brings no additional information to the research is called .
15 The sampling procedure in which the addition of new respondents to the study is facilitated by previous respondents is called .
16 The procedure in which respondents are systematically chosen from a group of people who are temporarily congregated in space is called .
17 The sampling procedure in which the target population is divided into a number of groups and then respondents are chosen from each of these groups is called .
18 The part of the target population which is to be studied (the sample) is called the .
19 The group of people for which information is sought through the research is called .
20 The studies that are repeated two or more times in specific intervals, employing the same procedures but different respondents, are called .




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