The government of a town needs to determine if the cityʹs residents will support the construction of a newtown hall. The government decides to conduct a survey of a sample of the cityʹs residents. Which one of thefollowing procedures would be most appropriate for obtaining a sample of the townʹs residents?
A) Survey a random sample of persons within each geographic region of the city.
B) Survey a random sample of employees at the old city hall.
C) Survey every 7th person who walks into city hall on a given day.
D) Survey the first 300 people listed in the townʹs telephone directory.

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Surveying a random sample of persons within each geographic region of the city ensures that all parts of the city are represented, making the sample more likely to accurately reflect the views of the city's entire population.

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