A method of selecting a sample by randomly selecting the first element and then selecting every kth element thereafter is _____ sampling.
A) area
B) stratified
C) systematic
D) stratified simple random

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This is the definition of systematic sampling. Other options such as area and stratified would not apply to this method, and stratified simple random sampling involves dividing the population into strata and then performing simple random sampling within each stratum.

A Method of Selecting a Sample by Randomly Selecting the First