During the winter season,a prominent newspaper reporter is interested in writing a story about the lack of proper heating of apartment buildings in the city in which he lives.During a particular frigid weekend,this reporter manages to interview almost everyone in his own apartment building.The reporter finds that everyone,including himself,is satisfied with the heating in the apartment building.Identify the type of sampling used in this example.

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This is an example of convenience sampling as the reporter interviewed only those people who were convenient for him to approach, that is, the people in his own apartment building.

During the Winter Season,a Prominent Newspaper Reporter Is Interested in Writing