Jane Doe wants to administer a short survey on "student driving habits" to a representative sample of students at the local university. She secured a list of students from the student directory. She assigned each student a unique number and then used a random number table to select her sample. Jane Doe is most likely using a
A) quota sample technique.
B) probability sampling technique.
C) cluster sample technique.
D) statistical inference.
E) judgment sampling technique.

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Jane Doe is using a probability sampling technique because she is assigning each student a unique number and using a random number table to select her sample, which ensures that each student has an equal chance of being selected.

Jane Doe Wants to Administer a Short Survey on "Student