convenience sample

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A sample chosen on the basis of accessibility, expediency, cost, efficiency or other reason not directly concerned with sampling parameters.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 1193. (Nomenclature for sampling in analytical chemistry (Recommendations 1990)) on page 1203 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'convenience sample' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01314 RIS BibTex EndNote
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