Walker is conducting research on scholarship recipients at Faber College. In his sample of 250 students, he is ensuring he has a proportionate number of students based on class standing, race, sex, and major course of study. Walker's sample is an example of a ________.

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This is an example of a stratified random sample because the sample is divided into subgroups based on class standing, race, sex, and major course of study, and a proportionate sample is taken from each subgroup.

Walker Is Conducting Research on Scholarship Recipients at Faber College