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% of the 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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Abel's approach of selecting a 10% sample from each department, acknowledging the variation in absenteeism and department sizes, aligns with the definition of a proportionate stratified sample. This method involves dividing the population into strata (departments, in this case) and sampling a proportionate number of participants from each stratum.

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