Research Design and MethodologyNo clear research design and methodologyindicated. However, Sampling theoryproposes that samples are selected frompopulations to which the results can begeneralized. One purpose of conductingresearch is to generalize back topopulations. In much of this theory-basedresearch, however, the population wasnever clearly specified, the selection orrecruitment procedures were never clearlypresented, and an assessment of possible