The HR department of a large company wants to determine how often to bring representatives from the financial firm managing employee pensions on site to meet with individuals about their retirement plans.In order to determine level of interest, they decide to survey employees.Suppose they group employees by age categories (e.g., under 30; 30 - under 45; 45 - under 60, 60 or older) and randomly select 50 individuals from each category.This sampling plan is called ________________________ .
A)Simple Random Sampling
B)Stratified Sampling
C)Cluster Sampling
D)Systematic Sampling
E)Convenience Sampling

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This sampling plan is called Stratified Sampling because the population is divided into distinct subgroups (strata) based on age, and then a random sample is taken from each subgroup.

The HR Department of a Large Company Wants to Determine