You want to draw a sample of the employees at a large university ensuring that in your sample you have people represented from all personnel categories: administrators,faculty,secretarial staff,cleaning staff,mail room staff,technicians,students,etc.You want to use a probability sample.Which type of probability sample would be best for your purposes?
A) cluster sample
B) stratified sample
C) quota sample
D) simple random sample
E) snowball sample

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A stratified sample would be the best choice since it allows for the division of the population into homogeneous subgroups based on personnel categories. This ensures that each personnel category is represented in the sample, and also allows for more precise estimates of characteristics within each subgroup.

You Want to Draw a Sample of the Employees at a Large