In a large lecture class, a professor decides to make his class notes available on the Internet. During one of his lectures, he mentions that he would like some feedback concerning the usefulness of these notes. He asks students to leave written comments in his mailbox regarding the usefulness of having the class notes available on the Internet. He gets written comments from twenty-three students, and, in their written comments, most indicate that having the notes readily available helped them in the course. This is an example of

a voluntary response sample.

Explanation:

A voluntary response sample is described as a type of sample made up for participants to give their review on a subject matter. The purpose of a voluntary response sample is for the researcher to see the reviews of the people he or she is sharing the information with. This is the scenario between the professor and his students, he wants to know their view as regards him posting the notes online for them.

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.