Convenience Samples in Political Science Experiments

作者：Yanna Krupnikov, H. Hannah Nam, Hillary Style · 发表于：Cambridge University Press eBooks · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1017/9781108777919.012 · 被引用次数：95 · 研究领域：Social Media and Politics、Electoral Systems and Political Participation、Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection

This chapter provides an overview of convenience sampling in political science experimental research. We first define convenience sampling and track its use in political science research. Next, we focus on the use of three sample types: undergraduate convenience samples, crowdsourced convenience samples, and other types such as social media and non-student convenience sample samples. We review empirical research on the potential issues with each convenience sample type, along with best practices that can be used to address those issues. Overall, we conclude that while there are justified concerns that scholars should be aware of when using convenience samples, much of the empirical research suggests that they provide valid results for experimental treatment effects that reliably replicate across more representative probability samples.