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Laurence invites passing students to participate in a brief survey about their study habits without following any strict criteria for selection. What type of sampling method is being employed in this situation?*1 pointA. Cluster samplingB. Purposive samplingC. Quota samplingD. Convenience sampling

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Laurence invites passing students to participate in a brief survey about their study habits without following any strict criteria for selection. What type of sampling method is being employed in this situation?*1 pointA. Cluster samplingB. Purposive samplingC. Quota samplingD. Convenience sampling

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The type of sampling method being employed in this situation is D. Convenience sampling. This is because Laurence is simply inviting passing students to participate without following any strict criteria for selection. This method is often used when the sample is simply available to the researcher.

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