Nonprobability sampling in social work research: Dilemmas, consequences, and strategies

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Guo, Shenyang ^a   Hussey, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple regression analysis; Nonprobability sampling; Probability sampling; Social work research

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042771073     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v30n03_01     Document Type: Review

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