This is stratified sampling, as the researcher divided the general population into separate groups and randomly selected 10% from each group.
Fifty-one sophomore, 42 junior, and 55 senior students are selected from classes with 516, 428, and 551 students respectively. Identify which type of sampling is used and explain your reasoning.
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