Question 2.4

2.4 An online survey. You go to a website to access a news story. In order to access the story, you are asked to answer a brief survey. If you choose not to answer the survey, you can only access the article for a fee.

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This method for obtaining a sample is an example of

  1. (a) simple random sampling.

  2. (b) random sampling, but not simple random sampling, because people visit the website at random.

  3. (c) a convenience sample.

  4. (d) a write-in opinion poll.