Identify the Type of Sampling Used

question 80

Multiple Choice

Identify the type of sampling used.
-In a recent online survey, participants were asked to answer ʺyesʺ or ʺnoʺ to the question ʺAre you in favor ofstricter gun control?ʺ 6571 responded ʺyesʺ while 4137 responded ʺnoʺ. There was a fifty-cent charge for thecall. What sampling technique was used?

• A) convenience
• B) simple random
• C) cluster
• D) stratified
• E) systematic

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