A Nursing Student Is Learning About a Type of Sampling

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nursing student is learning about a type of sampling in which a list of the possible participants is present and the number needed for the sample is divided into the total population. From that point, n, every nth person is chosen for the sample. The student learns that this type of sampling is called:

• A)Quota sampling.
• B)Convenience sampling.
• C)Simple random sampling.
• D)Systematic sampling.

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