Kristen Ashford purchased the subscribers list for Wind Surfing magazine.She plans to survey a sample of the subscribers before using the list in her mail order business.She chooses the first 100 of the 5,000 names.Her sample is a ___.
A)simple random sample
B)stratified sample
C)systematic sample
D)convenience sample
E)cluster sample

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The sample is a convenience sample because Kristen chose the first 100 names from the list, which is based on ease of access rather than a random or systematic method.

Kristen Ashford Purchased the Subscribers List for Wind Surfing Magazine