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	ग्राउंडेड थ्योरी	स्नोबॉल सैंपलिंग
क्षेत्र	गुणात्मक अनुसंधान	सर्वेक्षण पद्धति
परिवार	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
उद्भव वर्ष	1967	1961
प्रवर्तक	Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss	Leo A. Goodman
प्रकार	Method	Non-probability sampling technique
मौलिक स्रोत	Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Aldine.	Goodman, L. A. (1961). Snowball sampling. Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 32(1), 148–170.
उपनाम	GT, Grounded Theory Approach	chain-referral sampling, network sampling, respondent-driven sampling, referral sampling
संबंधित	3	3
सारांश	Grounded Theory (GT) is a systematic qualitative research methodology in which theory emerges directly from data through iterative analysis, rather than being imposed before data collection. Developed by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in 1967, GT prioritizes generating explanatory frameworks grounded in evidence.	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.