Suppose a Large Endowment Has Been Left to Your City

question 15

Multiple Choice

Suppose a large endowment has been left to your city by a private donor. The city council has decided that the endowment should be used to build a recreation park near the center of town. One option is to build a skate park. It is decided that a stratified sampling plan would be the best way to get input from the public since opinions within a strata are likely to be similar. Which method for stratifying seems to be most reasonable for this scenario?

• A)Stratify by gender.
• B)Stratify by income.
• C)Stratify by age.
• D)None of these.