Primary Data Are Most Often Collected from a Sample (A

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Primary data are most often collected from a sample (a subset of a larger population).An important question researchers must ask is,"Must the sample be representative of the population?" The answer to this question yields two possible types of samples.Name and describe each of the two sampling procedures.Give a specific example of a sample type for each procedure.

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Definitions:

Major Structure

Refers to the principal arrangement or configuration of atoms within a molecule, often determining its chemical behavior.

Organic Product

A compound containing carbon that is typically produced through chemical reactions involving organic molecules.

Major Structure

The most stable or predominant conformation or configuration of a molecule among all possible alternatives.

Major Structure

Refers to the most abundant or stable structure among several isomers or resonant structures of a molecule.