Abel Alonzo, Director of Human Resources, is exploring employee absenteeism at the Harrison Haulers Plant.Abel knows that absenteeism varies significantly between departments.For example, workers in the wood shop are absent more than those in the tuning department and the size of the departments ranges from 40 to 120 workers.He orders a random sample of 10 workers from each of the six departments.Abel's sample is a ________________.
A)proportionate systematic sample
B)proportionate stratified sample
C)disproportionate systematic sample
D)disproportionate stratified sample
E)proportionate cluster sample

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The sample is a disproportionate stratified sample because Abel is taking an equal number of workers (10) from each department, regardless of the department's size, which means the sample is not proportionate to the department sizes.

Abel Alonzo, Director of Human Resources, Is Exploring Employee Absenteeism