Wejnert, Cyprian; Heckathorn, Douglas D. - In: Sociological Methods & Research 37 (2008) 1, pp. 105-134
This study tests the feasibility, effectiveness, and efficiency of respondent-driven sampling (RDS) as a Web-based sampling method. Web-based RDS (WebRDS) is found to be highly efficient and effective. The online nature of WebRDS allows referral chains to progress very quickly, such that studies...