Question

To study the mean respiratory rate of all people in his state, Frank samples the population by dividing the residents by towns and randomly selecting 12 of the towns. He then collects data from all the residents in the selected towns. Which type of sampling is used

Answer 1

Cluster Sampling

Explanation:

Cluster Sampling involves the random sampling of observation or subjects, which are subsets of a population. Cluster analysis involves the initial division of population subjects into a number of groups called clusters . From the divided groups or clusters , a number of groups is then selected and it's elements sampled randomly. In the scenario above, the divison of the population into towns where each town is a cluster. Then, the selected clusters (12) which are randomly chosen are analysed.