Question

Ross Times, the student newspaper of Ross College, printed a "What do you think?" column feature asking: "Do you think that the college is doing enough to provide student parking?" Anyone could mail in a response or use the paper's Web site to respond. In all, 126 answers were received. This is an example of what type of sample? A convenience sample A simple random sample A multistage sample A voluntary response sample

Answer 1

Answer: A simple random sample

Explanation:

Simple random sampling refers to the probability sampling whereby the researcher chooses selects a subset of participants from the population.

In this case, every member has an equal chance of being chosen. Since anyone could mail in a response or use the paper's Web site to respond, then it's a simple random sampling.