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Maximum Variation Sampling

Maximum Variation Sampling is a purposive sampling technique that deliberately selects cases exhibiting the greatest diversity across key dimensions of a phenomenon to capture a full range of variations and identify central themes or patterns common to all instances.

231

Publications

10.4K

Citations

866

Authors

415

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

125

Variants

Maximum Variation Purposive Sampling

Parents

Publications

231

How the internet affects patients' experience of cancer: a qualitative study

Sue Ziébland, Alison Chapple, Carol Dumelow et al. · BMJ · 2004 · 494 citations · Full text

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Experiences of Nursing Students during the Abrupt Change from Face-to-Face to e-Learning Education during the First Month of Confinement Due to COVID-19 in Spain

Antonio Jesús Ramos‐Morcillo, César Leal‐Costa, José Enrique Moral García et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2020 · 386 citations · Full text

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The use of purposeful sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: A worked example on sexual adjustment to a cancer trajectory

Charlotte Benoot, Karin Hannes, Johan Bilsen · BMC Medical Research Methodology · 2016 · 376 citations · Full text

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Understanding why Patients with Substance use Disorders Leave the Hospital against Medical Advice: A Qualitative Study

Rachel Simon, Rachel Snow, Sarah E. Wakeman · Substance Abuse · 2019 · 353 citations

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Types of Purposive Sampling Techniques with Their Examples and Application in Qualitative Research Studies

Friday Nyimbili, Leah Nyimbili · British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies · 2024 · 335 citations · Full text

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Authors

866

  1. SZ
    Sue Ziébland

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 924 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. AC
    Alison Chapple

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 807 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. DR
    Damien Ridge

    University of Westminster, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 179 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. TC
    Tina Cartwright

    University of Westminster, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 80 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. SK
    Saravana Kumar

    University of South Australia, Australia

    3 publications · 116 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 866

Institutions

415

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    36 publications

    4.5K citations

  2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

    Tehran, Iran

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    300 citations

  3. Iranshahr University

    Iranshahr, Iran

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    203 citations

  4. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    915 citations

  5. Primary Health Care

    Doha, Qatar

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    284 citations

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Venues

  1. BMJ Open

    9 publications · 466 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. BMC Health Services Research

    8 publications · 236 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. PubMed

    Repository · 8 publications · 367 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. PLoS ONE

    7 publications · 256 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. BMC Public Health

    4 publications · 146 citations

    4

    h-index

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