A person is shopping in the mall and is approached by individuals who identify themselves as researchers for a local food chain. They ask the person to participate in their study by answering a few questions. As a subject for this survey, the person was selected by which method of sampling?
A) Convenience sampling
B) Purposive sampling
C) Random sampling
D) Systematic sampling

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In convenience sampling, subjects are included in the study merely because they happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Purposive sampling is a method used in qualitative research where the researcher seeks out particular subjects because of their characteristics. In convenience sampling, subjects are included in the study merely because they happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Only persons in the mall had any chance of becoming a subject in this study-the sample is not a random one. In convenience sampling, subjects are included in the study merely because they happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Systematic sampling is a form of probability sampling used when an ordered list of all members of the population is available. In convenience sampling, subjects are included in the study merely because they happened to be in the right place at the right time.

A Person Is Shopping in the Mall and Is Approached