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 plans to target alumni and acquires her sampling frame from the State University Office of Alumni Relations.She intends to contact these individuals regarding possible donations.She randomly selects the sixth name as a starting point and then selects every 100th subsequent name (106, 206, 306, etc.).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 DeMarco's method of selecting every 100th name starting from the sixth name is an example of systematic sampling, where elements are chosen from a larger population at regular intervals.

Paige DeMarco Is the Vice President for University Advancement at State