What was the sampling method that was used in the scenario? A study was done to determine the age, the number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time) of residents using a local park in San Antonio, Texas. The first house in the neighborhood around the park was selected randomly, and then the resident of every eighth house in the neighborhood around the park was interviewed.

Systematic sampling is a kind of probability sampling method in which individuals from a larger population are nominated according to a random initial point and following a static, periodic interval.

For instance, consider a study where the researcher first selects a name randomly from the alphabetized order and then follow a fixed pattern of selecting every 10th person from the population.

In this case, a study was done to determine the age, the number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time) of residents using a local park in San Antonio, Texas.

The first house was randomly selected from the neighborhood around the park.

Then, the resident of every 8th house in the neighborhood around the park was interviewed.

So, the researcher selects a random house and then keep on selecting the houses in an interval of 8. This way the next house selected with be the 8th, the next the 16th, and so on.

Thus, the sampling method that was used in the scenario is systematic sampling.