The Government of a Town Needs to Determine If the Cityʹs

Multiple Choice

The government of a town needs to determine if the cityʹs residents will support the construction of a newtown hall. The government decides to conduct a survey of a sample of the cityʹs residents. Which one of thefollowing procedures would be most appropriate for obtaining a sample of the townʹs residents?

A) Survey a random sample of persons within each geographic region of the city.
B) Survey a random sample of employees at the old city hall.
C) Survey every 7th person who walks into city hall on a given day.
D) Survey the first 300 people listed in the townʹs telephone directory.