Walker is conducting research on scholarship recipients at Faber College. In his sample of 250 students, he is ensuring he has a proportionate number of students based on class standing, race, sex, and major course of study

Walker's sample is an example of a ________.
A) stratified random sample
B) self-administered sample
C) closed-ended sample
D) universal sample


A

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