Which of the following is not an example of a probability sample?
A. Asking listeners to call in and vote in a football radio phone-in poll with either a yes or no response.
B. Selecting every 5th name on a list of 100 participants in alphabetical order in order to randomly sample 20% of the group.
C. A random sample of hospital patients is selected to receive a questionnaire about the helpfulness of volunteers on the children’s ward.
D. A random sample of participants by age group (20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39) selected as a ratio of the overall population.
Answer: A
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