Question

A researcher sends a link to an internet based survey to every student at their university and encourages each to send the link to everyone in their contacts. In the end, over 5000 people complete the survey. What sampling technique did this researcher use?

Answer 1

The answer is: snowball sampling technique

Step-by-step explanation:

Snowball sampling is used when researchers (or research participants) recruit other participants for a study. Usually it is used when participants are hard to find. The term snowball refers to the idea that once the snowball starts rolling, it will begin to pick up more snow on the way down, increasing in size.