Populus split the sample of interviewees into two: asking one half whether a Tory or a Labour Government would be more likely to make various spending cuts, and then asking the other half whether Mr Cameron or Gordon Brown would be more likely to make the cuts.
Therefore, the following analyses considered the whole sample of interviewees.
By this means, we obtained a sample of interviewees that received assistance from the public authorities and interviewees that did not, which was seen as a chance to take into account different situations.
Thirdly, the sample of interviewees consisted of care providers only.
Consequently, a snowball sampling methodology was used to generate the sample of interviewees [ 8].
Potential respondents were identified through the documentary review and snowball sampling of interviewees.
The sample of interviewees followed a purposive approach combined with a snowball technique.
A more diverse sample of interviewees might have uncovered a still wider range of information-seeking experiences.
The sample of interviewees involved eight prescribers comprised of two Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) and five Clinical Officers (COs).
Other limitations of this study include the sample of interviewees, which included individuals from all Scottish Medical, Dental and Veterinary schools and a selected sample from English schools.
