Nonprobability Samples Are Easier, Cheaper, and Faster to Get

question 21

Essay

Nonprobability samples are easier, cheaper, and faster to get. What is their main disadvantage that would force a researcher to do probability sampling?

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Definitions:

Defensive Merger Tactics

Strategies employed by companies to avoid being acquired against their will, including poison pills, golden parachutes, and white knights.

Unwanted Takeovers

Corporate actions where one company attempts to acquire another without the consent of the latter's management.

Ethical

Pertaining to or dealing with morals or principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.

Shareholder Rights Plan

A strategy used by corporations to deter hostile takeovers by allowing shareholders the right to purchase additional shares at a discount, often referred to as a "poison pill."