You Are Conducting a Study That Examines the Impact of Imprisonment

Multiple Choice

You are conducting a study that examines the impact of imprisonment on mental health. In your state, 15% of prisoners are imprisoned for >5 years and 85% are imprisoned for < 5 years. You want your sample to reflect these population parameters so you randomly select 15% of your sample from prisoners who have been imprisoned for >5 years and you randomly select 85% of your sample from prisoners who have been imprisoned for <5 years. You know this is an example of what type of sampling methodology?

A) systematic
B) stratified sampling
C) cluster sampling
D) quota sampling