A student asks each person in one of his classes how many hours, on average, they spend studying each week. This is an example of:
A)convenience sampling.
B)a double-blind experiment.
C)a simple random sample.
D)voluntary response sampling.

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Convenience sampling involves selecting individuals who are easily accessible or convenient to reach, rather than randomly selecting participants from the whole population. In this case, the student is only asking people in one of his classes, which is a convenient sample to access.

A Student Asks Each Person in One of His Classes