Rick Froman writes: >As to the snowball technique, it is quite common in qualitative studies >where the “representativeness” of the sample is irrelevant... >All that matters is that you correctly communicate the experience >of those that end up in your sample...
and David Epstein: >I want to emphasize that I greatly value qualitative research. >Focus groups, interviews, and ethnographic immersion can >provide knowledge you would never get from other approaches... >You just need to write clearly about what you're doing--and >speak up real loud if it's misrepresented in a press release or a >spate of mass-media coverage. Surely the fact that the researcher provided a full statistical analysis and breakdown of his results means he is giving a spurious legitimacy to a study that by its very nature is not representative of the relevant population. Allen E. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=24858 or send a blank email to leave-24858-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
