Sharon wants to study student perceptions of the residence halls at her university. She contacts every 20th name on an alphabetized list from the registrar's office. In this situation, the students contacted by Sharon represent _____.

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By selecting every 20th name on an alphabetized list, Sharon is using a systematic sampling technique, which is a type of probability sampling. This means that every student on the list has an equal chance of being selected, making the sample representative of the population. Therefore, the students contacted by Sharon represent a random sample.

Sharon Wants to Study Student Perceptions of the Residence Halls