A study attempted to estimate the proportion of Florida residents who were willing to spend more tax dollars on protecting the beaches from environmental disasters. Twenty-five hundred Florida residents were surveyed. What type of data collection procedure was most likely used to collect the data for this study?

A) a designed experiment

B) a published source

C) a random sample

D) observational data

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6 October, 05:53

A study attempted to estimate the proportion of Florida residents who were willing to spend more tax dollars on protecting the beaches from environmental disasters. Twenty-five hundred Florida residents were surveyed. What type of data collection procedure was most likely used to collect the data for this study?

A) a designed experiment

B) a published source

C) a random sample

D) observational data

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Taryn Walls · Answer 1

Answer: Random sample is the type of data collection procedure was most likely used to collect the data for this study.

It is a sample distribution that is selected randomly. It could be more accurately called a indiscriminately chosen sampling. These are used to deflect preconception and other effects.

Therefore, the correct option is (c).