Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Exercise 3

List some reasons why randomization may not be preferred to a convenience sample.

Step 1 of 3

Randomization takes out the source of predisposition in treatment assignment, expecting the sample size is adequately huge; it encourages blinding the sort of treatment to members, examiners, and evaluators. Convenience sampling is a kind of non-likelihood inspecting that includes the sample being drawn from that piece of the population that is near hand.