Which of the Following Yields a Cluster Sample

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following yields a cluster sample?

• A) All students in a class are divided into groups of 15. One student is randomly chosen from the first group, the remaining observations are every 15th student thereafter.
• B) The best 15 students, according to the opinion of the instructor, in a class are selected.
• C) All students in a class are grouped according to their gender. A random sample of 8 is selected from the males and a separate random sample of 7 is selected from the females.
• D) All students in a class are divided into groups according to the rows in which they are seated. One of the groups is randomly selected.

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