Which of the Following Is Not an Example of a Random

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a random sampling method?

• A) selecting people at random off a street corner
• B) randomly selecting respondents from a list of tax-paying Canadians
• C) clustering a city, randomly selecting from these clusters, then randomly selecting people in these clusters from a complete list of addresses
• D) a quota sample collected randomly from a list of the research population
• E) using random digit dialing for a telephone administered survey

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