Why Are True Random Samples Rarely Used

question 127

Multiple Choice

Why are true random samples rarely used?

• A) Researchers rarely have access to the entire population.
• B) Convenience sampling is easier and just as effective in producing a sample that can be generalized to the population of interest.
• C) Random sampling methods are not effective in producing a sample that can generalized to the population of interest.
• D) Researchers, like most people, have misconceptions of randomness.

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