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The Mayor of a Large U

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The mayor of a large U.S. city is interested in addressing complaints from many property owners regarding recent property assessments. Many people feel that they are being overtaxed and that their assessments are too high. To study this issue, the mayor plans to hire consultants to randomly select homes in the city and have these homes independently assessed for value. However, she is concerned that the cost of sampling will be very high since the city is spread out over a wide geographical area. To potentially reduce the cost of sampling, which of the following statistical sampling techniques should be applied?

Definitions:

Angiosperm

Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit, the largest and most diverse group in the plant kingdom.

Anther

Of a flower, part of the stamen that produces pollen grains.

Filament

A slender, thread-like structure, often part of a larger structure in both biological organisms and man-made materials.

Apical Meristems

Regions located at the tips of roots and shoots in plants, responsible for primary growth and elongation.