A Residence Assistant (RA) at a local university devises a plan to spot check the dorm for illegal drinking by randomly selecting a starting door for the first check, and then knocking on every fifth door. What technique is the RA using?

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The RA is using systematic sampling, as they are selecting a starting point at random and then following a systematic approach by checking every fifth door thereafter.

A Residence Assistant (RA) at a Local University Devises a Plan