On discovering an improperly adjusted drill press, Jack Joyner, Director of Quality Control, ordered an inspection of every fifth casting drilled during the evening shift.Jack is ordering a ___________________.
A)statistic from the castings
B)census of the castings
C)sample of the castings
D)sorting of the castings
E)parameter of the castings

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Jack is ordering a sample of the castings because he is asking for an inspection of every fifth casting, which means he is selecting a subset of all the castings to inspect, not the entire population.

On Discovering an Improperly Adjusted Drill Press, Jack Joyner, Director