alleryStart learning →Systematic sampling is especially vulnerable to what in the list?
AMissing list entries
BVery large clusters
CPeriodic patterns
DStrata of equal size
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Periodic patterns
If the list repeats in a cycle that matches the interval, the sample can be badly unrepresentative.
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