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Improving the image of student‐recruited samples: A commentary
Author(s) -
Demerouti Evangelia,
Rispens Sonja
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1111/joop.12048
Subject(s) - generalization , psychology , sampling (signal processing) , sample (material) , quality (philosophy) , external validity , data quality , applied psychology , social psychology , mathematics education , computer science , operations management , epistemology , metric (unit) , philosophy , chemistry , filter (signal processing) , chromatography , economics , computer vision
This commentary argues that the quality and usefulness of student‐recruited data can be evaluated by examining the external validity and generalization issues related to this sampling method. Therefore, we discuss how the sampling methods of student‐ and non‐student‐recruited samples can enhance or diminish external validity and generalization. Next, we present the advantages of the student‐recruited sampling method (heterogeneity of the sample, student learning, cost reduction, and elaborate research designs) and conclude with making additional suggestions on how to improve the quality of these data.