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Houser, J. (2018).

Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating

evidence, 4th ed.

Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Thank you.

A sample is any number of individuals taken from the population for the purpose of

research analysis. A sample is considered to be the true representation of a population.

There are different methods of collecting a sample. The two methods are Probability

Sampling and Non

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Probability Sampling.

Probability Sampling is when every individual has equal, probable chances of being

selected in the sample. Non

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Probability Sampling on the other hand, provides no

accurate basis of including individuals in a sample an

d them being the true

representation of the population. The whole idea behind sampling is to extract a smaller

number of individuals from a worldwide population while still representing the

population.

Convenience Sample is a method of Non

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Probability Samp

ling. It is also known as

Accidental Sampling. It is one of the most common methods used since it is economical

and convenient. In this kind of a sampling method, the investigator chooses his sample

not based on how well the sample represents the populatio

n but chooses according to

his convenience. For instance, the researcher wants to see the effect of different kinds

of learning techniques on different treatment groups. For this experiment, the

researcher needs a sample of students from different classes.

The experimenter

chooses the sample of grade 10 students, as their class teacher is his best friend. He

chose this sample for his convenience and not because it is a representation of the

population.

Convenience Sampling has a massive advantage over other

methods of sampling and

thus, is the most common method used. It is very economical, the costs involved are

minimal and the sample is readily available. No extra efforts are to be taken. However, it

has some disadvantages. Firstly, it is not the true repr

esentation of the population which

means that the results of the research may not be accurate. Also, since in accidental

sampling or convenience sampling, the chances of errors are very high, it is most likely

to affect the reliability and validity of this

method.

References

Houser, J. (2018).

Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence, 4th

ed.

Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Can you please reply to this post that you agree. I need 250 words also can you please

include this reference Houser, J. (2018). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating

evidence, 4th ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning. Thank you.

A sample is any number of individuals taken from the population for the purpose of

research analysis. A sample is considered to be the true representation of a population.

There are different methods of collecting a sample. The two methods are Probability

Sampling and Non-Probability Sampling.

Probability Sampling is when every individual has equal, probable chances of being

selected in the sample. Non-Probability Sampling on the other hand, provides no

accurate basis of including individuals in a sample and them being the true

representation of the population. The whole idea behind sampling is to extract a smaller

number of individuals from a worldwide population while still representing the

population.

Convenience Sample is a method of Non-Probability Sampling. It is also known as

Accidental Sampling. It is one of the most common methods used since it is economical

and convenient. In this kind of a sampling method, the investigator chooses his sample

not based on how well the sample represents the population but chooses according to

his convenience. For instance, the researcher wants to see the effect of different kinds

of learning techniques on different treatment groups. For this experiment, the

researcher needs a sample of students from different classes. The experimenter

chooses the sample of grade 10 students, as their class teacher is his best friend. He

chose this sample for his convenience and not because it is a representation of the

population.

Convenience Sampling has a massive advantage over other methods of sampling and

thus, is the most common method used. It is very economical, the costs involved are

minimal and the sample is readily available. No extra efforts are to be taken. However, it

has some disadvantages. Firstly, it is not the true representation of the population which

means that the results of the research may not be accurate. Also, since in accidental

sampling or convenience sampling, the chances of errors are very high, it is most likely

to affect the reliability and validity of this method.

References

Houser, J. (2018). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence, 4th

ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning.