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"A Homeowners Association of 500 condo units wishes to survey residents. They decide that a sample would be fine, given the size and potential costs of surveying all 500 units. They have a list of all 500 unit owners and select every fifth person on the alphabetical list. What type of sampling procedure is this?

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Simple random sampling

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The sampling procedure employed in the study is a simple random sampling technique. In a simple random sampling technique, every study subject in the population is given an equal chance of being selected for the study based on an unbiased selection criteria.

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