Questions about sample size have crossed my desk several times of late. They come posed in different forms. How many do I need? Do I have enough? Is 11 okay? These are not unusual. Emmel (2013) points out that among” the most frequently asked questions” are “how big (or small) does a sample have to be in qualitative research?” Significantly, I have never been asked: do I have too many? In any case, Guetterman (2015) observed the size question “seems to plague new qualitative researchers.”

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足够大？定性调查中的抽样

关于样本量的问题最近多次出现在我的办公桌上。他们以不同的形式摆出姿势。我需要多少？我够了吗？11还好吗？这些并不罕见。Emmel (2013) 指出，“最常见的问题”是“在定性研究中样本必须有多大（或多小）？” 重要的是，我从来没有被问过：我有太多了吗？无论如何，Guetterman (2015) 观察到规模问题“似乎困扰着新的定性研究人员”。