Assume that the student newspaper at this college is doing a survey of student attitudes toward illegal drug use. Which of the following methods for obtaining a sample would be most likely to produce a representative sample?
a. The newspaper prints a questionnaire and asks students to complete the questionnaire and return it to the paper.
b. Reporters stand by the door of the library interviewing students as they walk in and out.
c. Students in the engineering college are asked to complete a questionnaire.
d. Journalism students are required to complete the survey.
e. The newspaper obtains an official list of students enrolled from the college registrar and then randomly selects a sample of students to contact either on the phone or in person.
e
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