purposive sample
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpurposiveandsample
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purposive
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.pə.sɪv/us/ˈpɝː.pə.sɪv/
having a purpose; done with the aim of achieving a ...
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sample
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɑːm.pəl/us/ˈsæm.pəl/
a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should ...
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We also had an initialpurposivesampleof 27 studies, provided by an expert in the field.
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Apurposivesampleof 27 staff were interviewed using a partially structured interview format.
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The fieldwork involved nonparticipant observation, in-depth interviews with apurposivesampleof public and voluntary sector workers and document analysis.
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First, the sample was a convenientpurposivesamplethat was relative homogeneous with respect to their homeless state, and not randomly selected or matched.
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A nonprobabilitypurposivesamplewas utilised, since the research was meant to be illustrative and not representative.
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The 'purposivesample' included homes selected on the basis of size, market share and their business geographical coverage.
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The methodology, in particular the use of terms such as 'more likely' based on a small, self-selected, possiblypurposivesample, raises questions about the interpretation of the evidence.
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Apurposivesampleof 106 people was constructed using seven quota matrices based on the survey respondents' socio-demographic characteristics, health status, quality of life ratings and region of residence.
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Interviews, with a volunteerpurposivesampleof users, were carried out as soon as possible following the out of hours contact to reduce the effect of recall bias.
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A similar procedure applied to the twenty-seven papers in the initialpurposivesampleidentified eight economic evaluations, two of which were not found from the literature search.
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Chapters 7 and 9 describe related projects, both qualitative research based on small purposive samples.
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We used purposive sampling methods to ensure a range of socio-economic backgrounds, demographic characteristics and experiences.
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Purposive samples are common when researchers want to collect in-depth, reliable data in a small geographical area.
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