A magazine printed a survey in its monthly issue and asked readers to fill it out and send it in. Over 1000 readers did so. This type of sample is called a
A) cluster sample.
B) stratified sample.
C) simple random sample.
D) self-selected sample.

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This is a self-selected sample because the respondents chose themselves to participate by filling out and sending in the survey, rather than being randomly selected by the researchers.

A Magazine Printed a Survey in Its Monthly Issue and Asked