Question

Each voter in a county is given a number that uniquely identifies them. A computer is used to select 500 of these numbers at random. The 500 voters identified by the computer are interviewed for a study. What type of sampling was used?
1)random
2)cluster
3)convenience
4)systematic

Answer 1

The sampling method used in this scenario is **1) random sampling**. The computer selects 500 numbers at random from the population of voters, which means each voter has an equal chance of being selected. This is the definition of random sampling.