Professor Hardtack chose a sample of 7 students from his statistics class of 35 students by picking every student who was wearing red that day. Which kind of sample is this?
A)Simple random sample
B)Judgment sample
C)Systematic sample
D)Convenience sample

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This is a convenience sample because the professor only chose students who were wearing red, which was a criteria that made it convenient for him to pick the sample. It is not representative of the entire population of the statistics class.

Professor Hardtack Chose a Sample of 7 Students from His