A Researcher Is Seeking a Representative Sample (Of Size N=50)

question 66

Multiple Choice

A researcher is seeking a representative sample (of size n=50) of Fortune magazine's list of the 500 largest industrial corporations. She randomly decides to begin at company number 4 and then select every 10th company until 50 have been selected. The researcher is using what type of sampling plan?

• A) Simple random sampling
• B) Judgment sampling
• C) Systematic sampling
• D) Stratified sampling
• E) Convenience sampling

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