A small-town politician is running for the district council seat. If the politician decides to poll three blocks in the district to determine his chance of winning the seat, what type of sampling is being used?
A) multistage sampling
B) cluster sampling
C) systematic sampling
D) stratified sampling

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Cluster sampling involves dividing the population into clusters or groups and randomly selecting some of those clusters for inclusion in the sample. In this scenario, the blocks in the district are being used as clusters to sample from.

A Small-Town Politician Is Running for the District Council Seat