A study attempted to estimate the proportion of Florida residents who were willing to spend more tax dollars on protecting the beaches from environmental disasters. Twenty-five hundred Florida residents were surveyed. What type of data collection procedure was most likely used to collect the data for this study?
A) a random sample
B) a designed experiment
C) observational data
D) a published source

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A random sample was likely used to collect the data because it is a survey of Florida residents and it would be difficult to conduct a designed experiment or obtain observational data in this situation. Additionally, a published source would not provide information specific to the study's research question.

A Study Attempted to Estimate the Proportion of Florida Residents