If a Newspaper Editor Asks a Reporter to Interview Thirty

question 6

Multiple Choice

If a newspaper editor asks a reporter to interview thirty males and thirty females from each of three geographical areas of a particular city for a prospective story, what type of sampling procedure is being used?

• A) Simple random sample
• B) Convenience sample
• C) Quota sample
• D) Systematic sample
• E) Stratified sample

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Consumer Goods

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Production Possibilities Curve

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Production Possibilities Curve

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Negative Slope

indicates a relationship in a graph where as one variable increases, the other variable decreases, showing an inverse correlation.