Answer to Question #110033 in Statistics and Probability for This website is good

Question

Which of the following sampling techniques samples a proportionate amount of people from every group the population is divided into?
- Voluntary Sampling
- Stratified Sampling
- Simple Random Sampling
- Multi-Stage Sampling
- Cluster Sampling

Answer 1

With cluster sampling, the researcher divides the population into separate groups, called clusters. Then, a simple random sample of clusters is selected from the population. The researcher conducts his analysis on data from the sampled clusters.

So, the correct answer is 5.