The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 8 - Producing Data: Sampling - Chapter 8 Exercises - Page 222: 8.29

Answer

Label each subject with a unique number from 001 to 287. Then, use MS Excel to generate five random numbers in this range. Select the objects according to the numbers. A sample output is as follows: 328, 79, 269, 99, 57 (Answers may vary.)

Work Step by Step

Use MS Excel's RANDBETWEEN function.
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