Question

All the following statements are true about snowball sampling except

• A. Snowball sampling can result in samples that are very large or spread over large geographic areas, thus increasing the time and cost of data collection.
• B. A major objective of snowball sampling is to estimate characteristics that are rare in the population.
• C. The major advantage of snowball sampling is that it substantially increases the likelihood of locating the desired characteristics in the population.
• D. Snowball sampling results in relatively low sampling variance and costs.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The correct option is (A): Snowball sampling can result in samples that are very large or spread over large geographic areas, thus increasing the time and cost of data collection.