A sample to be representative of a population must be random. In a random sample, the probability of ending up in the sample is the same for each element of a population. An example of a simple random ...
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The cluster selection is a special form of random selection. Different to simple random selection, individuals are not selected at random, rather entire groups (or clumps). The stratified random ...