A researcher used a procedure to select a sample of n objects from a population in such a way that each member of the population is chosen strictly by chance,is equally likely to be chosen,and every possible sample of size n has the same chance of selection.The procedure used by the researcher is known as:
A)descriptive statistics.
B)inferential statistics.
C)simple random sampling.
D)None of the above

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The procedure described in the question is known as simple random sampling, where each member of the population is chosen strictly by chance, and every possible sample of size n has the same chance of selection. Therefore, choice C is the best answer. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics are not sampling procedures, and do not describe the method used in the question.

A Researcher Used a Procedure to Select a Sample of N