If We Were to Ask College Students,"To What Extent Do

question 20

Multiple Choice

If we were to ask college students,"To what extent do they value a college degree?",which type of sample plan would be most appropriate?

• A)Any probability sampling plan would be useful.
• B)A stratified sample because we would expect the answers to vary by strata: freshmen,sophomore,junior,and senior.
• C)A cluster sample because we would expect the answers to vary by cluster: freshmen,sophomore,junior,and senior.
• D)An area sample because we would expect the answers to vary by area: freshmen,sophomore,junior,and senior.
• E)None of these would be appropriate.In fact,it would be best to use a nonprobability sampling technique.

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