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A researcher extracts information about hospital readmissions from a population of 6,000 client records. The researcher samples every 20th record from the population, beginning with record number 5. What type of sampling did the researcher use?

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Answer: Systematic sampling

Explanation:

Systematic sampling is a method when sample members from a population are selected based on a random starting point but in this case, there's a fixed, periodic interval.

It involves the selection of every kth case from the population given. Since the researcher extracts information about hospital readmissions from a population of 6,000 client records and samples every 20th record from the population, beginning with record number 5, then this is a systematic sampling.

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