A population consists of 500 elements. We want to draw a simple random sample of 50 elements from this population. On the first selection, the probability of an element being selected is

A. 0.100

B. 0.010

C, 0.001

D. 0.002

D. 0.002

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

total number of sample, N = 500 elements

50 elements are to be drawn from this sample.

The probability of the first selection, out of the 50 elements to be drawn will be = 1 / total number of sample

The probability of the first selection = 1 / 500

The probability of the first selection = 0.002

Therefore, on the first selection, the probability of an element being selected is 0.002

The correct option is "D. 0.002"