Hospital management wants to determine the number of employees who ride the free shuttle bus to work. Which of the following would be the best method to obtain a random sample of the employees to be surveyed?(1 point)

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selecting five employees from each department who volunteer to participate
selecting five employees from each department who volunteer to participate

selecting all the hospital’s nurses
selecting all the hospital’s nurses

selecting all employees who do not own a car
selecting all employees who do not own a car

selecting every tenth employee that enters the building

Answer 1

The best method to obtain a random sample of the employees to be surveyed would be:

Selecting every tenth employee that enters the building.

This method provides a systematic approach to sampling and helps ensure that every employee has an equal chance of being selected, which can lead to a more representative random sample of the entire employee population. In contrast, the other options listed may introduce bias, as they rely on volunteers, specific job titles, or other non-random criteria.