Convenience sampling or random sampling? Simple random sampling - or stratified or clustered random sampling? Academic Medicine recently published an infographic to describe these methods of sampling and their use in health sciences education.
This graphic provides a description of each method of sampling, as well as a snapshot of the pros and cons.
Crandall, S., Bushardt, R., & Ip, E. (2016). Key Sampling Issues in Quantitative Research in Health Professions Education. Academic Medicine, 91(12), e6.
