Paige DeMarco is the Vice President for University Advancement at State University.She is responsible for the capital campaign to raise money for the new student services building.Paige selects the first 100 alumni listed on a web-based social networking site for State University.She intends to contact these individuals regarding possible donations.Her sample is a _________.
A)simple random sample
B)stratified sample
C)systematic sample
D)convenience sample
E)cluster sample

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Paige's selection of the first 100 alumni listed on a web-based social networking site constitutes a convenience sample because she chose the sample based on ease of access rather than random selection.

Paige DeMarco Is the Vice President for University Advancement at State