=+8. The airline company from Exercise 4, interested in the opinions of their frequent flyer customers about their proposed new routes, has decided that different types of customers might have different opinions. Of their customers, 50% are silver-level, 30% are blue, and 20% are red. They first compile separate lists of silver, blue, and red members and then randomly select 5000 silver members, 3000 blue members, and 2000 red members to e-mail. What kind of sampling method have they used?

For Exercises 9 and 10, identify the following if possible. (If not, say why.)

a) The population

b) The population parameter of interest

c) The sampling frame

d) The sample

e) The sampling method, including whether or not randomization was used