Reasons for Taking a Sample Instead of a Census Include

question 64

Multiple Choice

Reasons for taking a sample instead of a census include:

• A)cost.
• B)inability of research firms to handle huge amounts of data generated by a census on a large population.
• C)There is no good reason;a census is preferred over a sample.
• D)A and B
• E)B and C

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