Question

while standing on a highway overpass jenn wonders what proportion of vehicles that pass on the highway are trucks. the highway has 4 lanes running in each direction. jenn is only interested in the proportion of vehicles that pass over the course of the hour she spends there. which of the following sampling methods would be best for Jennifer to employ?

A- cluster sample

B- convenience sample

C-systemic sample

D-stratified sample

Answer 1

Here, Jenn is only interested in the proportion of vehicles that pass through within the time she spends there. So, the sampling is done as per her convenience. This is an example of convenience sampling. Hence, Option (B) is the correct choice. (Ans).