7. In the study, the researchers do not specify the sampling strategy they used. All we know. is that they ended up with a sample of 1,438 middle- and high-school teachers from the. state of Kentucky. . What should the researchers have done to make sure they have a. representative sample of teachers in Kentucky for their study? Explain the process. they. should have undertaken. In your answer, be sure to identify: a) - the sampling technique used, b) - whether it is a probability or nonprobability sampling technique, c) - what their sampling frame could have been, and d) - specify each step. the researchers would have had to carry out to get their final sample of teachers (that is, going from identifying their population of interest to getting their final sample of teachers in the study)