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What are the demerits of using voluntary sampling methods in data collection for an ECDE research?

      

Give the demerits of using voluntary sampling methods in data collection for an ECDE research.

  

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Maurice
(i) Lacks credibility making it difficult/ impossible to apply findings.

(ii) The results of the sample cannot be generated over a wide population.

(iii) Complexities in analyzing the diverse opinions.

(iv) Highly unrepresentative.

(v) The researcher has no control over the sample.

(vi) The margin of error will be high.

(vii) Subjects the study to distortion of information.

(viii) Likely to have bias due to self selection.


maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 28, 2017 at 13:12


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