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?
With convenient sampling, the data to be sampled is picked randomlyamong 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 researcherobtains 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.
