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	अनुकूली स्नोबॉल सैंपलिंग	स्नोबॉल सैंपलिंग
क्षेत्र	सर्वेक्षण पद्धति	सर्वेक्षण पद्धति
परिवार	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
उद्भव वर्ष	1990s–2000s (as combined approach)	1961
प्रवर्तक	Combines principles from S. K. Thompson (adaptive sampling, 1990) and L. A. Goodman (snowball sampling, 1961)	Leo A. Goodman
प्रकार	Non-probability / adaptive sampling design	Non-probability sampling technique
मौलिक स्रोत	Thompson, S. K. (1990). Adaptive cluster sampling. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 85(412), 1050–1059.	Goodman, L. A. (1961). Snowball sampling. Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 32(1), 148–170.
उपनाम	adaptive referral sampling, adaptive chain-referral sampling, dynamic snowball sampling	chain-referral sampling, network sampling, respondent-driven sampling, referral sampling
संबंधित	4	3
सारांश	Adaptive snowball sampling is a hybrid sampling strategy that recruits initial participants (seeds) from a target population and then dynamically adjusts referral chains based on pre-specified criteria — such as population density, diversity, or theoretical saturation. Combining the chain-referral logic of snowball sampling with the responsive decision rules of adaptive sampling, it is particularly suited to studying rare, hidden, or hard-to-reach populations where conventional frames are unavailable.	Snowball sampling is a non-probability recruitment technique in which initial participants (seeds) refer the researcher to others who meet the study criteria, and those referrals in turn refer further participants. The sample grows incrementally — like a rolling snowball — until the required size or theoretical saturation is reached. It is the method of choice when a target population has no accessible sampling frame, such as undocumented migrants, illicit drug users, survivors of stigmatised experiences, or members of closed professional networks.