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
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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 
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anonymous · Answer

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nurali · Answer

systematic sampling

dumbcow · Answer

i disagree, usually most reliable samples are simple random samples

anonymous · Answer

random would only work more reliably for the whole group of "twelve- to thirty-two-year-old people who text at least once a day". If he want reliability on every for the whole range of ages systematic sampling is better.