To assess the opinion of students about campus safety at your campus of Monash University, a reporter for the student newspaper interviews 15 students she meets walking on your campus late at night who are willing to give their opinion.
Reference: Ref 7-3

The biggest problem with this sample is that it is

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To assess the opinion of students about campus safety at your campus of Monash University, a reporter for the student newspaper interviews 15 students she meets walking on your campus late at night who are willing to give their opinion. 
 Reference: Ref 7-3 
 
 The biggest problem with this sample is that it is

Accepted Answer

probably biased because students walking on campus late at night probably tend to feel safer about doing so than does the student body at large.

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a random sample of students with night classes.

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none ... there is no problem with the sampling method.

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a convenience sample of students in general.

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