A researcher gets a list of all 500 members of Social Club Z that she wants to include in her study.She only has the funding and time to survey 50 members.She takes her list of members,randomly selects a starting point,and then selects every 10th name from the list to be included in her sample.In this example,the sampling interval is ______.
A)the list of all 500 members
B)500
C)50
D)10

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The sampling interval refers to the number of members included between two selected members in the sample. In this case, the researcher selects every 10th member from the list, meaning that the sampling interval is 10. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

A Researcher Gets a List of All 500 Members of Social