Peggy Would Like to Conduct a Survey in Her Neighborhood

question 120

Multiple Choice

Peggy would like to conduct a survey in her neighborhood to get homeowners' opinions on the Delmarva proposal to switch to natural gas. Which of the following is an example of a convenience sample?

• A) John randomly chooses three streets and selects every third house on those streets.
• B) John selects the first 25 homes that he passes as he walks into the entrance of the development.
• C) John selects every third house on each street.
• D) John divides the population into two-story, split-level, and ranch houses. Then, he selects a proportional amount of houses from each group.

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