If 60 people enroll for a program that consists of four sessions, and an average of 45 people attend each session, and those attending the fourth session are asked to participate in the evaluation, this is an example of:
A) convenience sampling.
B) average sampling.
C) self-selection sampling.
D) stratified random sampling.

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Convenience sampling is a non-probability sampling method in which the researcher selects the most accessible or convenient people to participate in the study. In this case, the researcher selected the people who attended the fourth session of the program to participate in the evaluation. This is a convenience sample because it was the most accessible and convenient group of people to select.

If 60 People Enroll for a Program That Consists of Four