Eduqas GCSE Geography A · C111
Specification 1.2 · Component 1, Component 2, Component 3
Selection of people or sites because they are available, accessible or convenient.
Revise: Designing Fieldwork and Sampling StrategiesOpportunistic sampling selects whoever or whatever is available or convenient. A student might question people willing to stop in an accessible pedestrian area. This can be quick, safer and more practical, and approachable respondents may be less likely to refuse.
- Revise: Fieldwork Data Collection, Sampling and Sketches
Selecting observations or participants because they are conveniently or safely available.