________________ is a type of random sample that uses multiple stages and is often used to cover wide geographic areas in which aggregated units are randomly selected and then samples are drawn from the sampled aggregated units, or clusters.
a. Cluster sampling
b. Systematic sampling
c. Confidence intervals
d. Sampling interval
e. Stratified sampling
Question 2
________________ is a random sample in which the researcher first identifies a set of mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories, divides the sampling frame by the categories, and then uses random selection to select cases from each category.
a. Cluster sampling
b. Systematic sampling
c. Confidence intervals
d. Sampling interval
e. Stratified sampling