Quota sampling in internet research: Practical issues

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 381-385

  Im, Eun Ok ^a   Chee, Wonshik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet research; Practical issues; Quota sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELECTION BIAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960844881     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181f9dc45     Document Type: Article

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