Stan is working on a class project for which he must interview ten of his classmates. He places the names of everyone in his class into a hat and selects 10 names. What kind of sampling is this? o systematic sampling multi-stage sampling o simple random sample convenience sampling

Stan is working on a class project for which he must interview ten of his classmates. He places the names of everyone in his class into a hat and selects 10 names. What kind of sampling is this? o systematic sampling multi-stage sampling o simple random sample convenience sampling

Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337619455

Author:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Publisher:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Chapter8: Specialized Audit Tools: Attributes Sampling, Monetary Unit Sampling, And Data Analytics Tools

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