A pair of nurse researchers recruited participants for their qualitative study about resilience in elderly women who had never married by posting flyers about their study in area churches. This method of sampling is referred to as

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Convenience sampling entails recruiting participants who are in the right place at the right time, which would be the case with recruiting from church members. In purposive sampling, the researcher uses personal knowledge of a population to consciously select. Referral sampling is when the researcher seeks participant referral from current participants.

A Pair of Nurse Researchers Recruited Participants for Their Qualitative