A sampling simulation Let us illustrate sampling

Chapter 5, Problem 5.37

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A sampling simulation Let us illustrate sampling variability in a small sample from a small population. Ten of the 25 club members listed below are female. Th eir names are marked with asterisks in the list. Th e club chooses 5 members at random to receive free trips to the national convention. Alonso Darwin Herrnstein Myrdal Vogt* Binet* Epstein Jimenez* Perez* Went Blumenbach Ferri Luo Spencer* Wilson Chase* Gonzales Moll* Th omson Yerkes Chen* Gupta* Morales* Toulmin Zimmer (a) Draw 20 SRSs of size 5, using a diff erent part of Table B each time. Record the number of females in each of your samples. (b) Make a dotplot to display your results. What is the average number of females in your 20 samples? (c) Do you think the club members should suspect discrimination if none of the 5 tickets goes to a woman? Justify your answer.

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