Question

Convenience sampling is probably the most common of all sampling techniques. With convenience sampling, the samples are selected because they are accessible to the researcher. Subjects are chosen simply because they are easy to recruit. This technique is considered easiest, cheapest and least time consuming.

Consecutive Sampling

Consecutive sampling is very similar to convenience sampling except that it seeks to include ALL accessible subjects as part of the sample. This non-probability sampling technique can be considered as the best of all non-probability samples because it inc

Answer 1

Convenience sampling is entailed selecting participants on the basis of availability (example: geographic region, clinical site.....) until getting your actual sample size but in consecutive sampling is part of non-probability sampling, it means that you will enroll every single participant who meets your inclusion criteria until you reach desired sample size. The result of sampling is thus more likely to represent the target population that resulting in inconvenience sampling. Consecutive sampling is more reliable than convenient.