Suppose a large endowment has been left to your city by a private donor. The city council has decided that the endowment should be used to build a recreation park near the center of town. One option is to build a skate park. It is decided that a stratified sampling plan would be the best way to get input from the public since opinions within a strata are likely to be similar. Which method for stratifying seems to be most reasonable for this scenario?
A)Stratify by gender.
B)Stratify by income.
C)Stratify by age.
D)None of these.

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Stratifying by age is reasonable because different age groups may have varying interests and opinions about the use of a recreation park, such as a skate park.

Suppose a Large Endowment Has Been Left to Your City