If a random start is used in terms of visitors to a website, and then a skip interval is used to skip to the next visitor to ask to participate in a survey, this is an example of:
A) random online intercept sampling using simple random sampling.
B) online panel sampling.
C) statistical efficiency in online sampling.
D) random online intercept sampling using systematic sampling.
E) skip online sampling.

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Random online intercept sampling involves selecting participants from a random starting point. Systematic sampling is a method where every nth individual is chosen, in this case, every nth visitor to a website. Therefore, D is the best choice because it accurately describes the sampling method used.

If a Random Start Is Used in Terms of Visitors