A clinical nurse supervisor (CNS) is designing an experiment that will evaluate the effectiveness of household pets in treating depression.Using computer software, she generates a list of 200 people.In the sampling process, every possible sample in the population of size 200 has the same chance of being selected.Is this a simple random sample?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Depends on the information the CNS seeks from the people
D) Need more information to answer the question

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A simple random sample is a sampling method in which each possible sample of a given size has an equal chance of being selected from the population. The fact that every possible sample of size 200 has the same chance of being selected indicates that this is a simple random sample. The purpose of the study (evaluating the effectiveness of household pets in treating depression) is not relevant when determining whether the sample is simple random or not.

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