Researchers want to investigate sharing and cooperative play among young children in a nursery setting. An observational study is conducted during a morning free-play session. Social behaviours (such as offering a toy to another child or playing cooperative games) are observed. To manage the observation, the researchers use time sampling, recording the children's behaviour for 1 minute at 5-minute intervals over a 1-hour free-play period (from 10:00 am to 11:00 am).
Describe one strength of using time sampling in this study.
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