A town in West Virginia needs to choose a jury for a trial. They create slips of paper with the names of each of the adults in the county and place the slips in a large box. They then draw twelve names from the box. What sampling method has been used?
A) Stratified sampling
B) Simple random sampling
C) Convenience sampling
D) Cluster sampling

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This method is simple random sampling because every adult in the county has an equal chance of being selected for the jury by having their name drawn from the box.

A Town in West Virginia Needs to Choose a Jury