The school board asked Han to conduct a study on the attitudes of faculty regarding the proposed school uniform policy. Han stops by the teachers' lounge and surveys the faculty present. Which nonrandom sampling approach did Han employ?
A) Convenience sampling
B) Quota sampling
C) Purposive sampling
D) Systematic sampling

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Han employed convenience sampling because he surveyed only those teachers who happened to be in the teachers' lounge at the time of the study. This is not a randomized or representative sample, as it only included individuals who were conveniently available for the survey.

The School Board Asked Han to Conduct a Study on the Attitudes