Question

Provide an appropriate response. At a college there are 120 freshmen, 90 sophomores, 110 juniors, and 80 seniors. A school administrator selects a random sample of 12 of the freshmen, a random sample of 9 of the sophomores, a random sample of 11 of the juniors, and a random sample of 8 of the seniors. She then interviews all the students selected. Identify the type of sampling used in this example.

Answer 1

Answer: Stratified Sampling

Step-by-step explanation: Stratified Sampling involves creating subdivisions of the population such that each subdivisions is seen as a subgroup or smaller chunk of the population which is split based on certain criteria or attribute. The stratified random sampling may be employed in delineating certain characteristics or to investigate further how a feature or characteristics vary between one subdivision to the other.

In the scenario above, the researcher made use of the stratified sampling by performing a random sampling selection of its subjects based on the different subdivisions of students available in the college