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In stratified random sampling, one splits the population into non-overlapping groups (e.g., under 30 years of age, 30 years and over) and then uses systematic or simple random sampling to select ...

Systematic sampling means testing a hypothesis by taking several equally spaced items from a larger list, eg selecting the tenth, 20th and 30th visitor to a theme park. This can be particularly useful ...