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Shadow Stocks. Jack Lawler, a financial analyst, wants to prepare an article on the Shadow Stock portfolio developed by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII). A list of the 30 companies in the Shadow Stock portfolio is contained in the file ShadowStocks. Jack would like to select a simple random sample of 5 of these companies for an interview concerning management practices.
- a. In the file ShadowStock, companies are listed in column A of an Excel worksheet. In column B we have generated a random number for each of the companies. Use these random numbers to select a simple random sample of 5 of these companies for Jack.
- b. Generate a new set of random numbers and use them to select a new simple random sample. Did you select the same companies?
a.
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Select a simple random sample of 5 of the given companies using the given random numbers.
Answer to Problem 42SE
The random sample of 5 of the given companies is tabulated below:
Company |
Random Number |
Company LA | 0.008012 |
Company AO | 0.055369 |
Company OS | 0.059279 |
Company KI | 0.144127 |
Company IS | 0.227759 |
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
The given data represent the Shadow Stock of 30 companies.
Step-by-step procedure to obtain a simple random sample.
- Open the data file Shadow Stocks.
- Sort the random numbers and the corresponding company names into an ascending order.
- Select the companies associated with the first five smallest random numbers.
Thus, the random sample of 5 of the given companies is tabulated below:
Company |
Random Number |
Company LA | 0.008012 |
Company AO | 0.055369 |
Company OS | 0.059279 |
Company KI | 0.144127 |
Company IS | 0.227759 |
b.
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Generate a new random set of random numbers and select a new simple random sample.
Check whether the companies in the new simple random sample are the same as in Part (a).
Answer to Problem 42SE
The new simple random sample of the given companies is as follows:
Company |
Random Number |
Five Star Quality Care | 0.018590 |
SigmaTron International | 0.085862 |
CSS Industries | 0.097172 |
REX American Resources Corp | 0.122113 |
VOXX International Corp | 0.158389 |
The companies in the new random samples do not match with the companies in the random sample of Part (a).
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
A new simple random sample is to be obtained.
Software procedure:
Step-by-step software procedure to obtain a random sample using EXCEL is given below:
- Open the EXCEL.
- Enter company names in column A.
- Generate a new set of random numbers using the formula “=RAND()” in column B.
- Sort the random numbers and the corresponding company names into an ascending order.
- Select the companies associated with the first five smallest random numbers.
The output obtained using EXCEL software is as follows:
Therefore, the random sample of 5 of the given companies is as follows:
Company |
Random Number |
Five Star Quality Care | 0.018590 |
SigmaTron International | 0.085862 |
CSS Industries | 0.097172 |
REX American Resources Corp | 0.122113 |
VOXX International Corp | 0.158389 |
Here, it is observed that the companies in the new random sample do not match with the companies in the random sample of Part (a).
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