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The match between the question asked and the method of purposive sampling chosen can be tricky.
Of particular interest may be the seven varieties of purposive site selection: bracketing, best cases, worst cases, cluster, representative, typical, and special interest.
Site selection cannot be convenience because usually generalization wanted, and purposive sample can be typical and representative of diversity and best and worst cases; number of cases depends on program diversity since generalization usually wanted; data rely on common instruments, published documents, and observation; reports are varied in theme, site, chronology, and narration
For readers who want to check out their skills in applying different types of purposive selection, appendix II gives information for a job involving the 50 states (a fairly common situation for GAO), a form for indicating which you would select for each of the seven kinds of purposive selection, and our answers, for comparison against yours.
This was particularly poignant in community focus groups, as the sampling was not purposive for substance abusers; yet drug lifestyles were defining issues for the community.