A statistics teacher taught Introductory Statistics to a large lecture class of 200 students. She wanted to calculate the average of the first examination by selecting every eighth student's test score and finding the
Average of these scores. What type of sampling technique is being employed?
A) stratified sampling
B) random sampling
C) cluster sampling
D) systematic sampling

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The teacher is using systematic sampling, as she is selecting every eighth student's test score, which is a systematic approach.

A Statistics Teacher Taught Introductory Statistics to a Large Lecture