What are convenience samples and why use them?
What will be an ideal response?
In many cases, the issue of identifying all the individuals in a large population to allow for random sampling is too difficult to overcome. For these situations, researchers often use convenience samples to select a sample from the population. Instead of randomly sampling individuals from the population, convenience samples rely on samples that are convenient to obtain.
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A. Prisca is more likely to become an obese adult and practice unhealthy eating habits. B. Prisca is more likely to lose weight as an adult because she will become ashamed of her body. C. Prisca will seek out nutritional advice because she will begin to side with her classmates. D. Prisca will be emotionally affected by the teasing, but it will have no bearing on her adult life.
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A) is no more effective than is the administration of a placebo. B) can actually slow recovery from mental disorders. C) is more effective than is not receiving a treatment. D) is effective only for anxiety disorders.