The human resources department of a large, well-known telecommunications firm is behind schedule in sampling the job satisfaction of the company's employees. In an effort to catch-up, the HR manager quickly goes down an alphabetical list of employees and e-mails a survey to every Tenth employee. An neutral third party collects all surveys and ensures all of the selected Employees respond to the survey. What sampling method best describes what the HR manager is Doing?
A)Multistage sampling
B)Stratified sampling
C)Cluster sampling
D)Systematic sampling

Question

The human resources department of a large, well-known telecommunications firm is behind schedule in sampling the job satisfaction of the company's employees. In an effort to catch-up, the HR manager quickly goes down an alphabetical list of employees and e-mails a survey to every Tenth employee. An neutral third party collects all surveys and ensures all of the selected Employees respond to the survey. What sampling method best describes what the HR manager is Doing? 
A)Multistage sampling
B)Stratified sampling
C)Cluster sampling
D)Systematic sampling

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The HR manager is using systematic sampling by selecting every tenth employee from an alphabetical list to participate in the survey. This method involves choosing elements from a list at regular intervals.

The Human Resources Department of a Large, Well-Known Telecommunications Firm