Hi Wellington,

Scribbr is a website, not a journal. The citation format depends on the style you’re using, but we have articles on citing websites in APA and MLA. Hope that helps!

How do i cite your work?

Is Scribbr a journal

Kind regards
Wellington

Hi Miranda,

Yes, you can use simple random sampling in a qualitative study. However, this method is usually quite difficult and time-intensive to perform correctly (unless your population is very small), and its advantages are mainly relevant to statistical analysis. That’s why many researchers use non-probability methods to choose samples for qualitative studies.

Hi Jakkam,

Yes, judgement sampling is the same as purposive sampling. We’ll update the article with a note on this :)

Hi Michael,

Quota sampling is the non-probability equivalent of stratified sampling. Instead of randomly selecting from strata that cover the whole population, researchers choose a “quota” of participants from different subgroups using a non-probability method. For instance, in a company whose employees are 20% male and 80% female, you might choose to interview a quota of 20 men and 80 women to get a proportional balance.
Hope that helps!

Hi Mkhulisi,

Yes, it’s common for exploratory research to use non-probability sampling. This is because the aim of exploratory research is to explore a new problem or phenomenon and gain an initial understanding of it, not to make statistical inferences about a whole population.