A study attempted to estimate the proportion of Florida residents who were willing to spend more tax dollars on protecting the beaches from environmental disasters.Twenty-five hundred Florida residents were surveyed.What type of data collection procedure was most likely used to collect the data for this study?
A)A designed experiment
B)A published source
C)A random sample
D)Observational data

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The most likely data collection procedure used for this study is a random sample, where the researchers selected 2,500 Florida residents from a larger population to represent the views of Florida's population as a whole. This type of data collection procedure allows for the most accurate estimates of the population's opinions and attitudes towards the topic being studied. A designed experiment involves manipulating variables to observe their effects, which is not relevant in this study. A published source involves using information from previously published materials, which is not the case here. Observational data involves observing subjects in their natural or intentional context, which is also not applicable in this study.

A Study Attempted to Estimate the Proportion of Florida Residents