convenience sample
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconvenienceandsample
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convenience
noun
uk/kənˈviː.ni.əns/us/kənˈviː.ni.əns/
the state of ...
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sample
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɑːm.pəl/us/ˈsæm.pəl/
a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should ...
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The patients represent aconveniencesampletaken from a population of patients who had received either a spinal cord stimulator or an implantable pain pump.
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Aconveniencesamplewas used to expedite collection of data.
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It used aconveniencesampleand the sample size was relatively low.
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Aconveniencesamplewas used consisting of 95 successive patients to the clinic.
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In the present study, a nonrandomizedconveniencesamplewas used, which does not preclude potential sampling bias.
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It had not been anticipated that theconveniencesamplewould reflect such a homogeneous group.
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Responses, then, were obtained in what statisticians refer to as aconveniencesample.
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Aconveniencesampleof women aged 15-49 years seeking care in public health-care institutions was selected (n=2804).
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We interviewed aconveniencesampleof cases rather than a random sample and the response rate was not very high.
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In this national serosurvey we used aconveniencesampleof sera.
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This study comprised aconveniencesampleof 126 dyads consisting of breast and prostate cancer patients, and their informal caregivers.
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Trained study staff visited the selected sites and interviewed aconveniencesampleof up to ten providers per site.
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For this reason, aconveniencesamplewas used.
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The study population consisted of aconveniencesampleof women seeking care in public health-care institutions.
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The 12 adults who participated in the study comprised aconveniencesample.
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Aconveniencesampleof patients in a cancer center waiting room was used; thus the generalizability of the findings is limited.
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A clinical reappraisal survey of these scales was carried out in a twostageconveniencesample.
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In addition, because we used aconveniencesamplecomposed of one class of interns in a single institution, we cannot generalize our findings to the entire intern population.
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One limitation of our study is that it was aconveniencesamplewhich included mainly cities, therefore, the results may not be representative of the population.
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Although her smallconveniencesampledid not permit generalisation to a broader population, she implied that the two types of care-giving occur separately rather than in combination.
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