You are reading a study which asked 60 students enrolled in the local high school to self report drug use, sexual activity and college education plans. You know this is an example of what type of sampling methodology?
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cluster sampling |
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quota sampling |
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convenience sampling |
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systematic sampling |
The sampling methodology used is convenience sampling because the students are not randomly selected
So sampling method is convenience sampling.
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