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"Flip a coin; if it is heads, pick item A; if it is tails, flip the coin again; this time, if it is heads, choose B; if it is tails, choose C. Explain why this is a probability sample but not a simple random sample"

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It is a probability sample because it utilizes some form of random selection. It is not a simple random sample because there is not an equal possibility of A, B, or C.

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