Question

A pollster uses a computer to generate 500 random numbers and then interview the voters corresponding to those numbers. identify the type of sampling used in this example sampling
a. stratified sampling
b. systematic sampling
c. cluster sampling
d. simple random sampling

Answer 1

Answer: D. Simple Random Sampling

Step-by-step explanation: When selection is made or based on chance which is equal or the same for all members within a population. In the scenario described above, there is no prior shuffling, arrangement or segregation of members within the population into groups or subgroups, rather the interviewed voters were chosen at random directly from within the larger population based on equal chance. Therefore voters already have their numbers, then using a random number generator, voters whose number corresponds were interviewed is a clear scenario of simple Random Sampling.