You want to study the general amount of drug use at your university. You obtain a complete list of students. You then put all the names into a box and have a blindfolded person select as many people as you needed. This is called:
A)random selection
B)haphazard selection
C)specified selection
D)type B selection

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Random selection ensures that each individual in the population has an equal and independent chance of being selected for the study, which helps to reduce the potential for bias and increase the representativeness of the sample. Haphazard selection (B) relies on the researcher's personal judgment and may not be truly random, while specified selection (C) and type B selection (D) are not recognized methods of sampling in research.

You Want to Study the General Amount of Drug Use