document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018835>Question 1018835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Select from the following choices: Systematic Sampling, Stratified Random Sampling, Cluster Sampling\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A researcher wants to sample therapists in rehabilitation hospitals across the country.  Because it may be too difficult to compile such a list, the researcher decides to randomly select 10 states, then randomly select 5 hospitals in each state and, finally, randomly chooses 10 therapists from each hospital. This is an example of: </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #634858 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=634858\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is closest to cluster sampling, where the population is divided into a relatively small area where the area of interest is sampled (or divided yet further) and the sampling done.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Systematic sampling is choosing every 5th for example.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stratified random sampling is assuming there are different strata weighted differently and they are sampled differently.  Neither of those applies here. </SPAN>\n" );
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