Lucy Lively,a coffee aficionado,wanted to draw a sample of people in Ontario who own an authentic,imported Italian espresso coffee maker.There is no list of such people,and there is no reason to believe that they know each other.What type of sampling should Lucy use?
A)Selective case sampling
B)Snowball sampling
C)Simple random sampling
D)Purposive sampling
E)Quota case sampling

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Purposive sampling is appropriate here as Lucy needs to target a specific group of people with particular characteristics (owners of authentic, imported Italian espresso coffee makers) without a predefined list.

Lucy Lively,a Coffee Aficionado,wanted to Draw a Sample of People