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Convenience/opportunity
Convenient
Time effective, accessible, easily sourced, readily available.
Limited generalisability
Lack of generalisability, due to a non-probability sampling method, meaning that participants are not chosen randomly from the target population.
Random
Equal selection chance
Every member of the target population has an equal chance of being selected (computerized in random number generator).
Generalisable
Generaslibiliy as the sample is representative of the population, and non biased.
Volunteer
Willingness
Self-selected and willingly offer to participate, often have vested interest in research, and may be a biased sample.
Advertised
Advertise in areas where participants are likely to be. Participants who are interested then get in touch with the researcher
Purposive
Characteristic
Salient or specific characteristics that are of interest to the research team.
Limited generalisability
Lack of generalisability, due to a non-probability sampling method, meaning that participants are not chosen randomly from the target population.
Snowball
Pyramid
Existing participants recruit from their acquaintances
Limited representation
Not representative due to participant characteristics that may skew the data.
Stratified
Division of population
Population is divided into groups based on a key characteristic that is important, and the sample is chosen to reflect the proportion that exists in the population.
Generalisable
Effectively represents the target population, although it is time consuming.