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(sociology, statistics) A nonprobability sampling technique where existing study subjects recruit future subjects from among their acquaintances.

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snowball sampling

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snowball sampling

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(sociology, statistics) A nonprobability sampling technique where existing study subjects recruit future subjects from among their acquaintances.

Japanese Meaning

（社会学、統計学）既存の研究参加者が、その知人から将来的な被験者を募集する、確率的ではない標本抽出手法

The researchers relied on snowball sampling to recruit participants from a hard-to-reach community.

研究者たちは、アクセスが難しいコミュニティから参加者を募集するために連鎖紹介法を利用した。

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(sociology, statistics) A nonprobability sampling technique where existing study subjects recruit future subjects from among their acquaintances.