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In a convenience sample, members of a population are selected to be in a sample based on convenience or their availability to the researchers. Consider an example. |c| A researcher wants to study all wolf subspecies in a forest. However, they only have the funds to study those that frequently visit a certain area. This is an example of convenience sampling because the researcher is selecting wolves who are conveniently available and in close proximity.
This type of sampling is often used when researchers have limited resources or are under certain time constraints.