Albert Abbasi, VP of Operations at Ingleside International Bank, is evaluating the service level provided to walk-in customers.Accordingly, he plans a sample of waiting times for walk-in customers.Albert instructs his staff to record the waiting times for the first 45 walk-in customers arriving after the noon hour.Albert's sample is a ________.
A)simple random sample
B)systematic sample
C)convenience sample
D)stratified sample
E)cluster sample

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Albert's method of selecting the first 45 walk-in customers arriving after the noon hour is a convenience sample because it is based on the ease of sampling those particular customers, rather than a method that ensures every member of the population has an equal chance of being included.

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