Definition talk:Convenience Sample

This work on statistics leads us into deep philosophical waters ...

Is it worth pointing out somewhere that a convenience sample may not be representative of the population as a whole? For example, "kangaroos that you can catch when you run after them" may provide a convenience sample for kangaroos whose hind legs you want to measure, but the statistical bias is obvious.

Please excuse me if all this is work in progress and that I just need to wait patiently ... --prime mover (talk) 19:11, 12 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Probably worth pointing out somewhere. You're a more eloquent English-writer than I am, so feel free to explain things that like that. You did it a lot on the logic definitions. I can try if you don't want to. --GFauxPas (talk) 19:51, 12 October 2012 (UTC)


 * With pleasure. --prime mover (talk) 20:10, 12 October 2012 (UTC)