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4 pts Question 6 Suppose that researchers are interested in comparing average sugar intake among young adults (ages 18-35), middle-aged adults (ages 36-55) and senior citizens (ages 56 and over) in Hillsborough County. To collect data, they consult a Hillsborough County registry and randomly select 1,000 respondents from each age category to receive a mail-in survey. Identify the samplingſtechnique used. O Stratified random sampling O Cluster sampling Systematic sampling Simple random sampling

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Answer - Stratified random sampling technique is used.

because, in Stratified random sampling the population is sub divided in homogeneous group or strata and from each stratum ( group ) a random sample is drawn.so researcher are interested in average sugar intake among young adults, middle- age adults and senior citizens. So whole population is divided in to sub divided homogeneous group likes young adults, middle-age adults and senior citizens, and we collect data from randomly select 1000 respondents from each age category to receive a mail - in - survey.

Stratified random sampling technique is used for the above research.