Whichever strategy is used , quantitative researchers should explain the specific type of sampling strategy used in their report. Sometimes authors identify these strategy used in their report. Sometimes authors identify these strategies by name, but often they simply describe what they did and you have to deduce the strategy type from this information. You read about the sampling , sites, amd participants in an article to understand who participated in a study and why the author selected those individuals. As you read a method section of a quantitative report, identify whether a probability or nonprobability sampling strategy was used. Use this information to determine whether the results are representative of a larger population or they are limited to the individuals that participated in the study.