Peggy would like to conduct a survey in her neighborhood to get homeowners' opinions on the Delmarva proposal to switch to natural gas. Which of the following is an example of a convenience sample?
A) John randomly chooses three streets and selects every third house on those streets.
B) John selects the first 25 homes that he passes as he walks into the entrance of the development.
C) John selects every third house on each street.
D) John divides the population into two-story, split-level, and ranch houses. Then, he selects a proportional amount of houses from each group.

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This is an example of a convenience sample, as John is simply selecting the easiest homes for him to reach without any randomization or method of ensuring representation of the entire neighborhood.

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