What are the sampling methods used…

Maths Questions

What are the sampling methods used in Adam’s survey of high school students’ opinions on hot lunches, where he gives a survey postcard to every twentieth student that enters the building and asks them to mail it in if they choose to participate? Select all that apply: cluster, convenience, simple random, stratified, systematic, voluntary.

Answer

The researcher chooses every twentieth student who arrives at the school. These students are not there specifically for the survey but for their own purposes, which means the researcher is using convenience sampling. By selecting every twentieth student, the process is systematic. Additionally, since participation in the survey is entirely up to the students, it is also considered voluntary sampling. Thus, the relevant sampling methods are convenience, systematic, and voluntary.

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