identify the sample and suggest a population from which it was selected. then classify the sample as sample, stratified, or systematic. explain your reasoning.

1} an insurance company checks every hundredth claim payment to ensure that claim have been processed correctly.

Sample: the claims that were checked

Population: all claim payments
Classification: systematic sample; the sample was selected by selecting every 100th claim payment, which is a systematic approach.

Sample: Every hundredth claim payment checked by the insurance company.

Population: The population from which this sample was selected would be all the claim payments made by the insurance company.

Classification: This sample can be classified as a systematic sample.

Reasoning: The sample is selected by checking every hundredth claim payment, which follows a systematic procedure. A systematic sample is useful when the population has a large number of elements, and the sample needs to be selected using a regular interval. In this case, the insurance company checks every hundredth claim payment, which provides a systematic approach to monitor the processing of claims.

The sample in this case is every hundredth claim payment that the insurance company checks. The population from which it was selected would be all claim payments made by the insurance company.

This sampling method can be classified as a systematic sample. This is because the claims are being selected at regular intervals (every hundredth claim) from the population. The systematic sampling method ensures that each claim has an equal chance of being selected within the population, which helps in obtaining a representative sample.