Question

Laying fiber-optic cable is expensive. Cable companies want to make sure that if they extend their lines out to less dense suburban or rural areas, there will be sufficient demand and the work will be cost-effective. They decide to conduct a survey to determine the proportion of households in rural subdivision that would buy the service. They select a simple random sample of 5 blocks in the subdivision and survey each family that lives on one of those blocks. What is the name for this kind of sampling method?

Answer 1

Answer:

cluster sampling method

Explanation:

In cluster sampling method, the giving data is divided into smaller groups which are known as clusters and then each cluster is researched upon. The analysis is done on each cluster to reach a decision. In the above case, the households in the rural subdivision are selected so that the survey can be done. This would help the cable companies to come into the conclusion that how many houses are willing to buy the service from the companies.

Answer 2

Answer:cluster sampling

Explanation: