A sampling procedure that assures each element in the population of an equal chance of being included in the sample is called:
A)simple random sampling
B)primary random sampling
C)primary sampling
D)stratified sampling

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Simple random sampling is the only sampling procedure that assures each element in the population of an equal chance of being included in the sample. Primary random sampling and primary sampling are not recognized sampling methods. Stratified sampling divides the population into subgroups and samples each subgroup separately, which may not provide each element in the population with an equal chance of being included in the sample.

A Sampling Procedure That Assures Each Element in the Population