A professor hands out survey forms to the students in her own classes. If the population is all students attending the university, this is an example of
A) a convenience sample.
B) a random sample.
C) a stratified sample.
D) a census.
E) an unbiased sample.

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This is a convenience sample because the professor is only surveying students in her own classes, which is a sample that is easily accessible and convenient for her. It may not represent the entire population of all students attending the university.

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