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Needles in Haystacks and Diamonds in the Rough: Using Probability and Nonprobability Methods to Survey Low-incidence Populations
While probability samples are generally the preferred approach in survey research, nonprobability
samples continue to be of interest and are used for multiple purposes. We discuss the use of a
convenience sample in one study and social media recruitment in another when probability-based
samples fell short of reaching target sample sizes for low-incidence populations. Both studies collected
rich su…
Creator
- Marks, Ellen L.
- Rhodes, Bryan B.
Subject
- Social sciences, sociology, anthropology
- Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
- probability
- social media
- data capture
- response behavior
- regression analysis
- United States of America
- survey research
- sample
- …
Type of item
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Creator
- Marks, Ellen L.
- Rhodes, Bryan B.
Subject
- Social sciences, sociology, anthropology
- Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
- probability
- social media
- data capture
- response behavior
- regression analysis
- United States of America
- survey research
- sample
- …
Type of item
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
Creation date
- 2019
- 2019
Places
- Deutschland
- Germany
Provenance
- Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Source
- Survey Methods: Insights from the Field
Identifier
- oai:gesis.izsoz.de:document/62383
- 2296-4754
- https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/62383
- https://doi.org/10.13094/SMIF-2019-00008
- http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/handle/document/62383/ssoar-insights-2019-marks_et_al-Needles_in_Haystacks_and_Diamonds.pdf?sequence=1
- http://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/HHIP6TFNRMIR3ET3EVF5NFAEKN5UGIER
Extent
- Seite(n): 1-12
Format
- application/pdf
Language
- eng
- eng
Year
- 2019
Providing country
- Germany
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-01-21T09:51:58.264Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-01-21T09:51:58.264Z