An organization posted a poll on its Web site. The results were tallied and it was found that 80% of the people were in favor of raising fees to increase funding. The conclusion was based on data collected from 5000 votes cast on the Web site. The sampling technique used is _________________.

My guess is that this is survey sampling. I'm not totally sure though. Any thoughts?

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An organization posted a poll on its Web site. The results were tallied and it was found that 80% of the people were in favor of raising fees to increase funding. The conclusion was based on data collected from 5000 votes cast on the Web site. The sampling technique used is _________________.

My guess is that this is survey sampling. I'm not totally sure though. Any thoughts?