Identify the type of sampling technique Simple Random Sampling Systematic Random Sampling Cluster Random Sampling Stratified Random Sampling Convenience Sampling Purposive Sampling A researcher interviews 21 colleagues who work in his building. A researcher interviews every 50th person entering a certain amusement park, randomly starting at the 42nd person to enter the park. An auditor randomly selects equal number of financial transactions of a company, from each of four types, for review from a list of financial transactions in the company’s file. An operations manager wants to improve a manufacturing process by selecting every 20th item in the manufacturing line for quality checking. A community development office undertakes a study of the public attitude toward a new town shopping plaza by taking an opinion poll at one of the entrances to the plaza.

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Identify the type of sampling technique

      • Simple Random Sampling
      • Systematic Random Sampling
      • Cluster Random Sampling
      • Stratified Random Sampling
      • Convenience Sampling
      • Purposive Sampling
  1. A researcher interviews 21 colleagues who work in his building.
  2. A researcher interviews every 50th person entering a certain amusement park, randomly starting at the 42nd person to enter the park.
  3. An auditor randomly selects equal number of financial transactions of a company, from each of four types, for review from a list of financial transactions in the company’s file.
  4. An operations manager wants to improve a manufacturing process by selecting every 20th item in the manufacturing line for quality checking.
  5. A community development office undertakes a study of the public attitude toward a new town shopping plaza by taking an opinion poll at one of the entrances to the plaza.
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