Question

A researcher is interested in comparing reaction time differences between men and women. He obtains a sample of 45 students from a psychology student research database. Participants take part in the study, the data are later analyzed, and the researcher concludes that women have faster reaction times compared to men. What type of sampling strategy was used in this study?

Answer 1

Answer:

The method used above is convenient sampling.

Explanation:

• With convenient sampling, the data to be sampled is picked randomly among the relevant population that is close to hand.
• The randomly picked population acts as samples through which the analysis is done and later on a conclusion reached out of the results.
• In the given context, the researcher obtains data of 45 students from the , this is the close at hand data that he uses, this is the readily available data with which he can conduct his research.
• This makes the research a convenient method type.