Matt is a qualitative researcher interested in the benefits of community gardens on respect for cultural diversity. He questions whether working together in a gardening environment changes people's tolerance for cultural differences. To conduct his study he selects 8 members of a community gardening group who are Anglo Americans whose families have been in the country for at least three generations and who have been members of the gardening community for at least two years. The sampling strategy Matt is using is best described as ____________ sampling.
A) Homogeneous
B) Criterion
C) Stratified
D) Intensity

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Matt is using criterion sampling because he selects participants based on specific criteria: being Anglo Americans, having families in the country for at least three generations, and being members of the gardening community for at least two years.

Matt Is a Qualitative Researcher Interested in the Benefits of Community