A neurobiologist is launching a nationwide professional study on the connection between text messaging and a particular type of brain function. The population of his study is twelve- to thirty-two-year-old people who text at least once a day. He wants to make sure that the whole range of ages is represented in the study. Which kind of sampling would provide the most reliable information for this study?

convenience sampling

simple random sampling

systematic sampling

volunteer sampling

Question

A neurobiologist is launching a nationwide professional study on the connection between text messaging and a particular type of brain function. The population of his study is twelve- to thirty-two-year-old people who text at least once a day. He wants to make sure that the whole range of ages is represented in the study. Which kind of sampling would provide the most reliable information for this study?

convenience sampling

simple random sampling

systematic sampling

volunteer sampling

anonymous · Answer

simple random sampling