You need a sample of twenty-five students to interview for a study of attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics, and so you interview the first twenty-five students to enter the campus center on a Monday morning. What kind of sample is this?
A) convenience sample
B) purposive sample
C) snowball sample
D) simple random sample

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This is a convenience sample because the interviewer selects the first twenty-five students who are easily accessible, without any randomization or specific criteria.

You Need a Sample of Twenty-Five Students to Interview for a Study