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	Adaptivt ändamålsenligt urval	Maximal variationssampling
Ämnesområde	Surveymetodik	Surveymetodik
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	1980s–1990s	1985 (Lincoln & Guba); elaborated 1990–2002 (Patton)
Upphovsperson	Rooted in Patton's purposive sampling typology; adaptive dimension from iterative qualitative inquiry traditions	Lincoln & Guba; systematised by Michael Quinn Patton
Typ	Qualitative sampling strategy	Purposive qualitative sampling strategy
Ursprungskälla	Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0761919711	Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (3rd ed.). Sage. Chapter 5: Purposeful Sampling. ISBN: 978-0761919711
Alias	iterative purposive sampling, emergent purposive sampling, adaptive qualitative sampling, dynamic purposive sampling	maximum variation sampling, maximum diversity sampling, MVS, heterogeneous sampling
Närliggande	5	5
Sammanfattning	Adaptive purposive sampling is a qualitative strategy in which the researcher begins with explicitly stated, theory-driven selection criteria and then deliberately revises those criteria as data collection proceeds and new understanding emerges. Unlike fixed purposive sampling — where criteria are locked in before fieldwork — the adaptive variant treats the sampling frame as a working hypothesis that is refined in response to early findings, enabling the study to follow the evidence into unexpected but analytically important directions.	Maximum variation sampling is a purposive qualitative sampling strategy in which the researcher deliberately selects cases that span the widest possible range of variation on dimensions central to the study. The goal is not statistical representation but the identification of common patterns that cut across diverse cases as well as the documentation of the unique ways each context shapes the phenomenon under investigation.