To obtain faculty opinions on a particular issue, the chief academic officer started with the five schools making up the university. Within each school, she randomly selected two departments. Once the departments were selected, seven faculty members in those departments were selected at random (or all if there were fewer than seven) to be interviewed. This is an example of:

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This is an example of sampling in stages because the selection process occurs in multiple steps: first selecting schools, then departments within those schools, and finally faculty members within those departments.

To Obtain Faculty Opinions on a Particular Issue, the Chief