Question

Because it is usually inductive, qualitative research cannot use theoretical sampling.

a. true

b. false

Answer 1

The correct answer is True.

Explanation: Theoretical sampling is a term coined by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in 1967 in the context of social research to describe the process of choosing new research fields or new research cases to compare with others that have already been studied. This is one of the tools of qualitative research.