A high school principal wishes to determine what proportion of the school's students likes the new school mascot. The principal decides to survey every 25th name from the school enrollment records (an alphabetical list of all students at the school). Is this a valid simple random sampling technique? Why or why not?

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The Answer is Taking every 25th name from an alphabetical listing of students is not a valid simple random sampling technique since no two students who follow one another on the list could ever be part of the sample. This contradicts the idea that in a simple random sample, every collection of individuals has an equal chance of being chosen.

A High School Principal Wishes to Determine What Proportion of the School's