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100 words Provide an example of a situation in which you would you use sampling, rather than examining the entire population. Include the following: the sampling technique you would use, the reason that you would use that type of sampling, and the methodology that you would use when conducting your sample.

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This solution provides an example of when to sample as opposed to using an entire population in statistics.

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Sampling is a technique that is used to gather a clear picture of data without the expense and time constraints it may take to analyze an entire population of the group that has been identified. For example, if a discount clothing retailer wanted to see how much of their population visited the clearance racks ...

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