A systematic sample does not qualify as a true random sample because ____.
A) the selection of the first individual is not random
B) the selections are not independent of each other
C) it does not use sampling with replacement
D) the entire population is not known

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Systematic sampling does not qualify as a true random sample because the selections are not independent of each other. Once the first element is chosen randomly, subsequent elements are selected through a fixed interval, making the selections dependent on the first choice.

A Systematic Sample Does Not Qualify as a True Random