Hidden Populations, Online Purposive Sampling, and External Validity: Taking off the Blindfold

被引：118

作者：

Barratt, Monica J. ^{[1
]}

Ferris, Jason A. ^{[2
]}

Lenton, Simon ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Curtin Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Natl Drug Res Inst, Fitzroy, Vic 3065, Australia

[2] Univ Queensland, Social Sci Res Inst, St Lucia, Qld, Australia

[3] Curtin Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Natl Drug Res Inst, Bentley, WA, Australia

来源：

FIELD METHODS | 2015年 / 27卷 / 01期

关键词：

hidden populations; hard-to-reach; representativeness; sampling; Internet; DRUG-USE; NONRESPONSE BIAS; INTERNET; ALCOHOL; USERS; EFFICACY;

D O I：

10.1177/1525822X14526838

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

Online purposive samples have unknown biases and may not strictly be used to make inferences about wider populations, yet such inferences continue to occur. We compared the demographic and drug use characteristics of Australian ecstasy users from a probability (National Drug Strategy Household Survey, n = 726) and purposive sample (online survey conducted as part of a mixed-methods study of online drug discussion, n = 753) using nonparametric (bootstrap) and meta-analysis techniques. We found significant differences in demographics and drug use prevalence. Ideally, online purposive samples of hidden populations should be interpreted in conjunction with probability samples and ethnographic fieldwork.

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