By visiting homes door-to-door, a municipality surveys all the households in 141 randomly-selected neighborhoods to see how residents feel about a proposed property
Tax increase. Identify the type of sample that is being used.
A) voluntary response sample
B) stratified sample
C) systematic sample
D) cluster sample

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This is a cluster sample because entire neighborhoods (clusters) are randomly selected and then all members (households in this case) of those selected clusters are surveyed.

By Visiting Homes Door-To-Door, a Municipality Surveys All the Households