Which of the following is a characteristic of cluster sampling?
A)The population is not divided.
B)The population is divided into groups of similar characteristics.
C)The population is divided into homogeneous groups.
D)The population is divided into heterogeneous groups

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Cluster sampling involves dividing the population into heterogeneous groups (clusters) and then randomly selecting entire clusters for the sample, rather than dividing the population into groups with similar characteristics (which would be stratified sampling).

Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of Cluster Sampling