What’s opportunity sampling
Participants are selected at researcher convenience without knowing any details
What is the 1st stage
Identify the target population
What’s the 2nd stage
Identify locations/ group of participants you are able to assess easily
What’s the 3rd stage (ethics )
Ask if they want to participate
What is also important so there is enough people in the sample
Ask enough people so there is an adequate amount of people
What’s an advantage of opportunity sampling (comparisons)
Easy to compare
What’s a disadvantage of optunity sampling (cliques) (ethical issues)
Can be biased- formation of cliques
May not be ethical