To Study Math Achievement in West Virginia's Third Graders, a Researcher

question 42

Multiple Choice

To study math achievement in West Virginia's third graders, a researcher randomly selects 5% of the state's school districts and gives all the students in each district a math test. What sampling procedure is being used here?

• A)quota
• B)stratified
• C)cluster
• D)none of the above (all the children in the selected districts are tested - therefore the entire population is being tested, not just a sample)

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