To study adolescents' attitudes toward contraceptive use,a researcher recruits subjects from a waiting room of a community clinic that offers free contraceptive services to all.This researcher has a sample that is ____.

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The sample is not representative of all adolescents because it only includes those who are in a waiting room of a community clinic that offers free contraceptive services, which may not be a true representation of the attitudes of all adolescents towards contraceptive use. There may be some adolescents who do not need or want to use contraceptive services, or who use other means of accessing contraception. Therefore, the sample may be biased towards those who are more likely to use contraceptives or seek out such services.

To Study Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Contraceptive Use,a Researcher Recruits Subjects