Why Do Researchers Use Representative Sampling Versus Random Sampling

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why do researchers use representative sampling versus random sampling?

• A) Representative sampling is considered more scientific than random sampling.
• B) Representative sampling is faster and easier than random sampling.
• C) Random sampling requires lists of entire populations, which researchers may not have access to.
• D) Random sampling, it is universally acknowledged, is reliable only 50 percent of the time.

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