The sample of statements for a Q sort  is drawn from and claimed to be representative of a "concourse"—the sum of all things people say or think about the issue being investigated. Commonly Q methodologists use a structured sampling approach in order to try and represent the full breadth of the concourse  .
The sample of statements for a Q sort , known as Q sample, is drawn from and claimed to be representative of a "concourse"—the sum of all things people say or think about the issue being investigated. Commonly Q methodologists use a structured sampling approach in order to try and represent the full breadth of the concourse . Although Q method usually involves the use of written items (known as statements), more recently other stimuli such as images have been used .
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. Although Q method usually involves the use of written items (known as statements), more recently other stimuli such as images have been used