Question

Which of the following is a correct statement?

A. Choosing the third person listed on every fifth page of the phone book is stratified sampling.
B. An advantage of a systematic sample is that no list of enumerated data items is required.
C. Convenience sampling is used to study shoppers in convenience stores.
D. Judgment sampling is an example of true random sampling

Answer 1

A. Choosing the third person listed on every fifth page of the phone book is stratified sampling.

Explanation:

Stratified sampling involves grouping the population into subgroups before sampling. It provides a more manageable and cheaper means of sampling data by placing the population into grouped strata. The only problem is that this sampling method cannot be used in a data population that cannot be stratified. In this question, the phone book is stratified into subgroups of every five pages, and the third person listed is chosen to represent the subgroup