A researcher is studying the nutritional consumption of high school students during the lunch hour. He has a sample of students where each and every high school student has an equal and independent chance of being included in the sample. This is an example of:
A) Simple random sampling
B) Systematic random sampling
C) Stratified random sampling
D) Stratified random sampling with differential probabilities

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The scenario describes simple random sampling because each high school student has an equal and independent chance of being included in the sample.

A Researcher Is Studying the Nutritional Consumption of High School