Panera wants to collect data about employee satisfaction within its organization. It decides to survey a sample of 500 employees by having a computer program automatically pick which employees will be in the sample. If it uses the payroll database as the list of names to choose from, which type of sampling method is Panera using?

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Panera is using random sampling as the computer program is picking employees from the payroll database without any bias or predetermined selection criteria. This method ensures that every employee in the population has an equal chance of being selected for the survey, making the sample more representative of the population.

Panera Wants to Collect Data About Employee Satisfaction Within Its