A systematic sample does not qualify as a true random sample because
A)the first individual selected is not determined by a random process.
B)the selections are not independent of each other.
C)it does not use sampling with replacement.
D)all of the other choices are correct.

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In a systematic sample, the selections are not independent of each other because once the first individual is selected, the rest are chosen at regular intervals, which introduces a pattern.

A Systematic Sample Does Not Qualify as a True Random