Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 36: 4

Answer

A sample that is obtained by dividing the population into groups is called a cluster sample, and all individual samples are selected from a random sample of the groups.

Work Step by Step

A heterogeneous group of population units is known as a cluster. When these clusters are randomly selected in the sample, such a sample is called a cluster sample and the sampling method is called cluster sampling.
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