Transcription of Purposive Sampling as a Tool for Informant Selection
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Ethnobotany Research & Applications 5:147-158 (2007)Ma. Dolores C. Tongco, Department of Botany, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, 3190 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI, 96822 and Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101, MethodsAbstract Informant Selection is highly relevant for ethnobotanical research, as people are constantly looked upon for knowl-edge and information. The Purposive Sampling technique is a type of non-probability Sampling that is most effective when one needs to study a certain cultural domain with knowledgeable experts within. Purposive Sampling may also be used with both qualitative and quantitative re-search techniques. The inherent bias of the method con-tributes to its efficiency, and the method stays robust even when tested against random probability Sampling .
ditional healers that are known outside family and friend circles, and who share their knowledge patrilineally, are professionals, somewhat nomadic, and former nomads who have become tourist guides due to familiarity with the landscape. The informant must also be as near as possi-ble to the theoretical norm of the sampled population (e.g.
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