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# Convenience Sampling

*In convenience sampling (selection at random), respondents enter the sample uncontrolled — mostly out of convenience. Often simply because they are in…*

![Hand reaching randomly into a bowl of candy](/principles-of-survey-research/media/willkuerlich_candy.png)

In **convenience sampling** (selection at random), respondents enter the sample **uncontrolled** — mostly out of **convenience** . Often simply because they are in the right place at the right time.

Typical examples

Students & members of public organizations Surveys in stores without qualifying the respondents Surveys on the streets Tear-off questionnaires in catalogs and magazines

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*Slide 124 of 274 · Chapter 4: Sampling · Principles of Survey Research · Dr. Paul Marx*