In a study of the effectiveness of a public relations campaign on students at a local university, the researcher randomly selects a sample from four different subpopulations of the total population of students: first year students, second year students, third year students, and fourth & fifth year students together. What sampling method is this researcher using?

a. stratified sampling
b. quota sampling
c. systematic sampling
d. cluster sampling

Answer a,

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