Question

match the name of the sampling method descriptions given. situations - pulling 50 names from a hat - surveying every 3rd driver coming through a tollbooth - separating all students by grade level, and selecting 10 students from each grade - randomly select two tables in the cafeteria and survey all the people at those two tables - asking your 20 closest friends sampling method a. stratified b. simple random c. cluster d. systematic e. convenience

Explanation:

1. Pulling names from a hat gives each name an equal chance of being selected, which is simple random sampling.
2. Surveying every 3rd driver is a fixed - interval selection, characteristic of systematic sampling.
3. Separating students by grade level (strata) and selecting from each is stratified sampling.
4. Selecting tables (clusters) and surveying all in them is cluster sampling.
5. Asking close friends is convenient as it is easy to access, so it's convenience sampling.

Answer:

1. b. Simple Random
2. d. Systematic
3. a. Stratified
4. c. Cluster
5. e. Convenience