Chapter 1, Problem 1TP

Simple Random Sample In this project, we will use technology and randomness to identify a simple random sample. Let’s assume that we want to conduct a survey of people randomly selected from a population. Instead of using a very large population, we will refer to Data Set 12 in Appendix B for the list of 38 names of the presidents of the United States. (That list does not include presidents who took office as the result of a resignation or assassination.) We will use a process that results in a simple random sample of five of those names. The basic idea is to consider the list of 38 names to be numbered from 1 through 38. We will use technology to randomly generate five numbers between 1 and 38. and then we will identify the five names corresponding to those five random numbers.