Dr. Smith is instructing his graduate students to put together a sample for an upcoming research study of college students. The graduate students were asked to stand outside of the student union to solicit participants, finding 50 freshmen, 50 sophomores, 50 juniors, and 50 seniors. What sort of sampling method is being used?
A)Simple random sampling
B)Quota sampling
C)Cluster sampling
D)Stratified sampling
E)Accidental sampling

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Quota sampling is being used because the graduate students are selecting a specific number of participants (quotas) from each class year (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors) to ensure representation from each group.

Dr Smith Is Instructing His Graduate Students to Put Together