The city council of a small town needs to determine if the town's residents will support the building of a new library. The council decides to conduct a survey of a sample of the town's residents. Which one of the following procedures would be most appropriate for obtaining a sample of the town's residents?
A) Survey 500 individuals who are randomly selected from a list of all people living in the state in which the town is located.
B) Survey a random sample of persons within each neighborhood of the town.
C) Survey a random sample of librarians who live in the town.
D) Survey every 14th person who enters the old library on a given day.

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Surveying a random sample of persons within each neighborhood of the town ensures that all parts of the town are represented, making the sample more likely to accurately reflect the town's overall opinion.

The City Council of a Small Town Needs to Determine