Pretty much every statistics textbook has a section that talks about sampling methods. Look up the terms stratified random sampling and simple random sampling. Describe a situation where stratified random sampling might be better than simple random

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Pretty much every statistics textbook has a section that talks about sampling methods. Look up the terms stratified random sampling and simple random sampling. Describe a situation where stratified random sampling might be better than simple random sampling. NOTE: I am not asking for the definitions of these, nor am I asking you to speak in general terms. I want a specific situation, like a potential research scenario, where you describe WHY the one type of sampling would be better than the other. It’s up to you to explain it, and not leave me to fill in the gaps, which means actual grammar and punctuation may also be helpful. Just saying…. 

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