Chip used the local yellow pages to compile a random sample of 100 small businesses to take part in his experiment about hiring decisions.He then used a quota matrix containing the variables she felt would most likely influence the decision to hire,and assigned businesses within each matrix cell alternately to the experimental and control groups.What method of assigning subjects to the experimental and control groups was used?
A)nonprobability sampling
B)probability sampling
C)randomization
D)matching
E)simple random selection

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Chip used a quota matrix to assign businesses alternately to the experimental and control groups, which is a method of matching based on specific variables.

Chip Used the Local Yellow Pages to Compile a Random