Cluster sampling is:
A) a form of nonprobability sampling used in small surveys.
B) also known as multistage sampling.
C) unlikely to result in sampling errors.
D) useful when the target population is found in a small geographical area.

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Both terms, cluster sampling and multistage sampling, have the same meaning in sampling methods.
Cluster sampling is considered a type of probability sampling.
Sampling errors are always a possibility.
It is much more likely that the population is from a very large geographical area, necessitating the cluster sampling.

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