If We Were to Ask College Students,"To What Extent Do

Multiple Choice

If we were to ask college students,"To what extent do they value a college degree?",which type of sample plan would be most appropriate?

A) Any probability sampling plan would be useful.
B) A stratified sample because we would expect the answers to vary by strata: freshmen,sophomore,junior,and senior.
C) A cluster sample because we would expect the answers to vary by cluster: freshmen,sophomore,junior,and senior.
D) An area sample because we would expect the answers to vary by area: freshmen,sophomore,junior,and senior.
E) None of these would be appropriate.In fact,it would be best to use a nonprobability sampling technique.