You are preparing to conduct a nationwide survey of people's political attitudes, and are debating about which sampling technique to use. Specifically, you are deciding between proportionate stratified (random) sampling, and multistage sampling. For each sampling technique: (a) what information will you need for your sampling frame; (b) what are the basic steps in selecting who will participate in the survey; (c) how many strata/clusters will you use, and what will those strata/clusters be; and (d) where does randomization occur in the design (or does it occur anywhere)?

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The Answer of You are preparing to conduct a nationwide survey of people's political attitudes, and are debating about which sampling technique to use. Specifically, you are deciding between proportionate stratified (random) sampling, and multistage sampling. For each sampling technique: (a) what information will you need for your sampling frame; (b) what are the basic steps in selecting who will participate in the survey; (c) how many strata/clusters will you use, and what will those strata/clusters be; and (d) where does randomization occur in the design (or does it occur anywhere)?

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