A Researcher Selects a Sample by Taking Every Sixtieth Name

question 20

Multiple Choice

A researcher selects a sample by taking every sixtieth name on the list beginning with the number 3 . What type of sampling is this?

• A) Simple random sampling
• B) Systematic random sampling
• C) Stratified sampling
• D) Cluster sampling

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Definitions:

Student t Distribution

A probability distribution that is used in hypothesis testing for small sample sizes, when the population standard deviation is unknown.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of the numbers.

Table

A method for organizing data in rows and columns to facilitate analysis and representation.

Probabilities

A calculation that determines the chances of an event occurring, with values between 0 and 1 to signify probability.