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A medical researcher designs a drug to treat high blood pressure. She believes that people of different genders may respond differently to the new drug. What type of sample should be utilized to control for the possibility of different reactions based on gender

A. self-selecting sample

B. stratified random sample

C. random sample

D. systematic sample

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Answer:C. stratified random sample

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Answer:

C: Random sample

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A simple random sample is a subset of a statistical population in which each member of the subset has an equal probability of being chosen. A simple random sample is meant to be an unbiased representation of a group. It is the easiest and quickest way to get a sample from a large group.

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