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Typical Case Sampling — Typical Case Purposive Sampling

Typical case sampling is a purposive strategy in which the researcher deliberately selects cases that represent what is ordinary, normal, or most common within a target group. Rather than seeking outliers or the widest possible variation, the goal is to illustrate and communicate what a typical experience, program, or phenomenon looks like to stakeholders or audiences unfamiliar with it. The strategy is widely used in qualitative evaluation research and program reporting.

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Sources

  1. Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0761919711
  2. Miles, M. B., Huberman, A. M., & Saldana, J. (2014). Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-1452257877

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ScholarGateTypical Case Sampling (Typical Case Purposive Sampling). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/survey-methodology/typical-case-sampling