Chapter 5.1, Problem 5.7E

To determine

To select a simple random sample of three of the following apartment complexes and explain the method clearly.

Answer to Problem 5.7E

Fairington, Waterford Court and Fowler.

Explanation of Solution

Let Ashley Oaks be $1$ , Bay Point $2$ , Beau Jardin $3$ ,…., Williamsburg $33$ .

The first three numbers in line $117$ of table B are,

  $38167,98532,62183$ .

Take a look at the consecutive pair of digits, if it is more than $33$ we ignore the pair:

  $\begin{array}{l}38\text{ Ignore}\\ \text{16 OK}\\ \text{79 Ignore}\\ \text{85 Ignore}\\ \text{32 OK}\\ \text{62 Ignore}\\ \text{18 OK}\end{array}$

Thus we obtain $16,32\text{ and 18}$ . the corresponding towns are then Fairington, Waterford Court and Fowler.