Question 1018835: Select from the following choices: Systematic Sampling, Stratified Random Sampling, Cluster Sampling
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:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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.
Systematic sampling is choosing every 5th for example.
Stratified random sampling is assuming there are different strata weighted differently and they are sampled differently. Neither of those applies here.
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