Vince wants to draw a sample of people in Illinois who own 1960s Schwinn Sting-Ray children's bicycles, a collector's item. There is no list of the people, but there is an informal network acquaintances) of Sting-Ray owners. What type of sampling should Vince use?
A) cluster sampling
B) simple random sampling
C) purposive sampling
D) snowball sampling

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Snowball sampling is the best method for Vince to use because it leverages the existing network of Sting-Ray owners to identify and recruit other owners, which is particularly useful when there is no formal list of the population of interest.

Vince Wants to Draw a Sample of People in Illinois