A High School Principal Wishes to Determine What Proportion of the School's

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Essay

A high school principal wishes to determine what proportion of the school's students likes the new school mascot. The principal decides to survey every 25th name from the school enrollment records (an alphabetical list of all students at the school). Is this a valid simple random sampling technique? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Sensation

The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimuli from our environment.

Pain

A complex experience involving sensory and emotional components, resulting from actual or potential tissue damage.

Chronic

Describing a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects.

Pitch Perception

The auditory sensation that allows individuals to distinguish between high and low sounds based on their frequency.