A Researcher Is Conducting a Study on Eating Disorders

question 10

Multiple Choice

A researcher is conducting a study on eating disorders. Using a list of recent participants in the online Weight Watchers program, she randomly selects a name from the alphabetized list. She then chooses every tenth person from that point on to include in her study. This sampling strategy is called

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

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