An office manager wishes to survey 5 of her 20 employees for whom she is responsible.She assigns each of the 20 employees a number and writes the number on 20 identical but separate pieces of paper.She places the 20 paper pieces in a hat,mixes them up,and then blindly draws five numbers to determine which five employees are included in the sample.If the slips of paper are identical and the selection of each is blind,is this a simple random sample of size 5?
A) yes
B) no
C) It depends on the information the manager seeks from the employees.
D) More information is needed to answer the question.

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If the slips of paper are identical and the selection of each is blind, then it is a simple random sample of size 5. Simple random sampling is a method of sampling where every individual in the population has an equal chance of being selected in the sample, and this method satisfies that condition. The information the manager seeks from the employees is not relevant to whether the sample is a simple random sample.

An Office Manager Wishes to Survey 5 of Her 20