A worker collecting data from every other shopper who leaves a store is taking a simple random sample of customer opinion.

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A simple random sample is where every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample. In this scenario, the worker is only collecting data from every other shopper, which means that not every shopper has an equal chance of being selected. Therefore, this is not a simple random sample.

A Worker Collecting Data from Every Other Shopper Who Leaves