Identify the sampling technique used in the following information. An important part of employee compensation is a benefits package that might include health insurance, life insurance, child care, vacation days, retirement plan, parental leave, bonuses, etc. Suppose you want to conduct a survey of benefits packages available in private businesses in Hawaii. You want a sample size of 100. Sampling technique used to get the sample size of 100 is described below.
Use the Island Business Directory. Number all the businesses. Select a starting place at random, and then use every 50th business listed until you have 100 businesses.
A)Convenience sample
B)Simple random sample
C)Systematic sample
D)Cluster sample
E)Stratified sample

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The sampling technique used is a systematic sample, as every 50th business listed in the directory is selected.

Identify the Sampling Technique Used in the Following Information