One Major Disadvantage of a Non-Probability Sample Is That

question 18

Multiple Choice

One major disadvantage of a non-probability sample is that

• A) subjects may not represent the greater population
• B) participating in the study may be inconvenient for the subject
• C) it consumes a considerable amount of the researcher's time to randomly select the subjects from the population
• D) there are no disadvantages

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