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Question 30

An environmental researcher wants to assess local public support for a proposed municipal rewilding scheme, which involves converting several downtown concrete plazas into micro-forests and wildflower meadows. To obtain a sample, the researcher stands outside a newly opened organic health-food cooperative and the entrance of a nearby botanical garden between 9:00 am and 11:30 am on a Tuesday morning, asking passersby who walk past to fill out a brief questionnaire.

a.

Explain one strength of using this opportunity sampling method for this study.

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b.

Explain one weakness of using this opportunity sampling method for this study.

[3]

Research methods and techniques Questions

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