A Problem with Nonrandom Sampling Is That

question 15

Multiple Choice

A problem with nonrandom sampling is that:

• A)larger samples need to be taken to reduce the sampling error inherent in this approach.
• B)not every item in the population has the same chance of being selected, as it should.
• C)it is usually more expensive than random sampling.
• D)it generally provides lower response rates than random sampling.

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