A group of veterinarians at a major veterinary hospital was interested in investigating a possible link between enteroliths (stones that form in the colon of horses) and diet. They decided to conduct a survey of the feeding practices for horses in the hospital's state. They created a survey questionnaire and decided to administer it to the owners of every fifth horse being treated at the hospital. The sample is:
A)a volunteer sample.
B)a simple random sample.
C)a convenience sample.
D)a stratified random sample.

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This is a convenience sample because the survey is administered to a readily accessible subgroup (every fifth horse being treated at the hospital) rather than selecting from the entire population in a way that gives all individuals an equal chance of being chosen.

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