Sampling the Students The same community college from 7656

Chapter 1, Problem 10E

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Problem 10E

Sampling the Students The same community college from Problem has 7656 students currently enrolled in classes. To gain the students’ opinions about an upcoming building project, the college president wishes to obtain a simple random sample of 20 students. He numbers the students from 1 to 7656.

(a) Using Table I from Appendix A, the president closes his eyes and drops his ink pen on the table. It points to the digit in row 11, column 32. Using this position as the starting point and proceeding downward, determine the numbers for the 20 students who will be included in the sample.

(b) If the president uses technology, determine the numbers for the 20 students who will be included in the sample.

Problem

Sampling the Faculty A small community college employs 87 full-time faculty members. To gain the faculty’s opinions about an upcoming building project, the college president wishes to obtain a simple random sample that will consist of 9 faculty members. He numbers the faculty from 1 to 87.

(a) Using Table I from Appendix A, the president closes his eyes and drops his ink pen on the table. It points to the digit in row 5, column 22. Using this position as the starting point and proceeding downward, determine the numbers for the 9 faculty members who will be included in the sample.

(b) If the president uses technology, determine the numbers for the 9 faculty members who will be included in the sample.