Random Sampling and Data Collection

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

A theme park surveys guests by handing every 25th guest who passes through a turnstile a satisfaction questionnaire, starting with a randomly chosen guest in the first 25.

Guests entering theme park start +25 +50 Random start, then every 25th guest

Which sampling method is being used?

  • A

    Simple random sample

  • B

    Stratified sample

  • C

    Systematic sample

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  • D

    Cluster sample

Explanation

Selecting every kth element after a random start is a systematic sample.

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