A Researcher Enters a List of Subjects from a Sampling

question 42

Multiple Choice

A researcher enters a list of subjects from a sampling frame into a computer and the computer randomly assigns subjects to control or treatment groups.This is an example of

• A) cluster sampling.
• B) simple random sampling.
• C) stratified random sampling.
• D) systematic sampling.

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