Each member of the population has an equal opportunity of being included in the sample when an experimenter uses
A) standard deviation sampling.
B) a negative correlation.
C) a frequency distribution.
D) random selection.

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Random selection ensures that each member of the population has an equal chance of being included in the sample. This helps eliminate any biases in the sample and provides a representative sample of the population. Standard deviation sampling, negative correlation, and frequency distribution do not involve random selection and are not appropriate for ensuring a representative sample.

Each Member of the Population Has an Equal Opportunity of Being