A manufacturing company is sampled from a population of manufacturing companies, and then the data on at least two employees are recorded. This is an example of:
A)matched pair samples.
B)random samples.
C)cluster samples.
D)nonrandom samples.

Question

A manufacturing company is sampled from a population of manufacturing companies, and then the data on at least two employees are recorded. This is an example of:
A)​matched pair samples.
B)​random samples.
C)​cluster samples.
D)​nonrandom samples.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This is an example of cluster sampling, where a group (or cluster) of subjects (in this case, a company) is selected, and then data is collected from all or a sample of subjects within that group (employees).

A Manufacturing Company Is Sampled from a Population of Manufacturing