Sean Knows a Lot About Racial Tensions in Public Schools

question 43

Multiple Choice

Sean knows a lot about racial tensions in public schools. He wants to conduct a quantitative study that examines the current state of affairs in public schools. He contacts two school districts, one that has a history of problems and one that does not randomly selects students from these schools to participate in his study. One concern with the study, however, is that Sean used

• A) convenience sampling.
• B) purposive sampling.
• C) quota sampling.
• D) multistage sampling.

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