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if a researcher posted a recruitment notice for people with specific characteristics on a website, people who responded would comprise a purposive sample. true or false

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True.

A purposive sample is a type of non-probability sampling in which the researcher selects individuals who meet certain predetermined criteria or have a particular characteristic of interest.

In this scenario, the researcher is posting a recruitment notice for people with specific characteristics, and those who respond to the notice would be the individuals who meet those criteria and are selected for inclusion in the study.

Therefore, they would comprise a purposive sample.

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