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NR 439 Week 4 discussion post 1&2 SamplingThe most common sampling method is the convenience sample, therefore, many of the studies that
you find for evidence use this sampling method. What are the implications for using a convenience
sample on the way you interpret and use the findings?
Professor and classmates,
This week’s lesson teaches us about sampling and how we begin to implement our plan. First, a
population to investigate must be picked; then a sample of that population must be chosen. There are
two types of populations: Probability (AKA Random) or Nonprobability sampling (CCN, 2016). Non-
probability sampling involves two types that we call the Convenience sample and the Purposive sample.
The Convenience sample is one of the most common methods (CCN, 2016). The subjects are chosen out
of “Convenience” and are accessible to the researcher which is why the group is thusly named (CCN;
Houser, 2015, p. 169).
According to Houser (2015), convenience sampling is used in pilot studies (p. 169). In last week’s lesson
the research article Support for diabetes using technology: A pilot study to improve self-
management discussed how the use of applications on Apple iPad technology that support diabetes self-
management will increase self-efficacy for self-management, increase participation in self-management
behaviors, and improve diabetes outcomes in persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Hunt, Sanderson, &
Ellison, 2014, p. 232). This research was a pilot study that used convenience sampling (Hunt, Sanderson,
& Ellison, p. 236).
Reference
Chamberlain College of Nursing. (2016). NR-439 Week 4 lesson: Reading Research Literature – Sampling
and Ethics [Online lesson]. Downers Grove, IL: DeVry Education Group.
Houser, J. (2015). The sampling strategy. Nursing research: Reading, using and creating evidence (3rd ed.,
p. 169). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Hunt, C., Sanderson, B., & Ellison, K. (2014). Support for diabetes using technology: A pilot study to
improve self- management. MedSurg Nursing, 23(4), 231–237. Retrieved
from http://proxy.chamberlain.edu:8080/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=rzh&AN=2012695204&site=eds-live
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