Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - 1-4 Collecting Sample Data - Basic Skills and Concepts - Page 34: 25

Answer

It is not a simple random sample.

Work Step by Step

In a simple random sample every sample has an equal chance of being chosen. Here, people who were appered as approachable were chosen, whereas who did not seem to be approachable had no chance of being chosen. Therefore not all people had the same chance of being selected, therefore it is not a simple random sample.
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