In _____ sampling, the selection of elements for the sample is not necessarily made with the aim of being statistically representative of the population. Thus, not every element in the population has a chance of being selected into the sample and the error associated with the sample is not known.
A) probability
B) nonprobability
C) stratified
D) cluster
E) disproportionately stratified

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Nonprobability sampling is defined as a sampling technique where the samples are gathered in a process that does not give all the individuals in the population an equal chance of being selected. Thus, the sample may not be representative of the entire population and the error associated with the sample is not known. In contrast, probability sampling techniques (such as simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, and cluster sampling) provide every element in the population with a known, nonzero chance of being selected into the sample, which allows researchers to estimate the sampling error.

In _____ Sampling, the Selection of Elements for the Sample