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Introduction to Sampling Methods — Quiz

Question 1 • Statistical Reasoning

A community group would like to raise funds to pay for improvements to the community swimming pool. The group’s leaders are considering a number of methods to assess community interest in raising funds. Which of the following uses convenience sampling?

Answer
A
The group sends a survey through the mail to all community residents.
B
The group stands outside a shopping center and asks residents who enter if they support raising funds.
C
The group selects a random sample of homes in the community, and residents in those homes are interviewed.
D
The group places a survey on a webpage where residents can register their support.

Explanation

Convenience sampling means asking people who are readily available, rather than choosing them randomly. Standing outside a shopping center and asking people who enter is convenient, so choice B is correct. Randomly selecting homes, as in choice C, is random sampling; a webpage survey invites voluntary responses.

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