A nurse conducts a study to examine the effects of a new intervention on FEV1 levels in patients with COPD and uses all patients admitted to a hospital during a 2-month period. This is an example of which type of sampling method?
a. Convenience
b. Network
c. Quota
d. Random
Question 2
A researcher conducts a pilot study using a convenience sample of children with seizure disorders. A reviewer of this study's manuscript may conclude that the findings of this study
a. are generalizable to most children with seizures.
b. have little credibility; they are extremely biased.
c. provide no useful information.
d. should be replicated using a wider population.