A volunteer at a library inspects every fifth book returned to see if any pages are torn.

Which sampling technique did the volunteer use?

A.
Systematic sampling

B.
Stratified random sampling

C.
Simple random sampling

D.
Voluntary response sampling

Question

A volunteer at a library inspects every fifth book returned to see if any pages are torn.

 

Which sampling technique did the volunteer use?

 
 A.
Systematic sampling
 
 B.
Stratified random sampling
 
 C.
Simple random sampling
 
 D.
Voluntary response sampling

anonymous · Answer

@jim_thompson5910 , what do I do for this one ?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Systematic sampling was used because a specific rule was followed to gather the data (in this case, the rule is "every fifth book is sampled")

anonymous · Answer

A ?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

yes