Administration wants to randomly select and survey 20% of its employees who work in 4 divisions. From its 1st division with 300 employees they select 30, from 2nd with 200 they select 20, from the 3rd with 400 they select 40, and from the 4th with 100 they select 10. The sampling technique used is a: a. stratified sampling technique b. cluster sampling technique c. multi-stage sampling technique d. systematic sampling technique

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Administration wants to randomly select and survey 20% of its employees who work in 4 divisions. From its 1st division with 300 employees they select 30, from 2nd with 200 they select 20, from the 3rd with 400 they select 40, and from the 4th with 100 they select 10. The sampling technique used is a:

a. stratified sampling technique
b. cluster sampling technique
c. multi-stage sampling technique
d. systematic sampling technique

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