Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321911210
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-121-6

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - Section 1.3 Data Collection and Experimental Design - Exercises - Page 24: 9

Answer

The statement is false. The method for selecting a systematic sample involves ordering the population in some way, then randomly choosing a starting point, and finally, sample members are chosen at a regular interval (say every 5th, every 6th,e etc.).

Work Step by Step

The statement is false. The method described actually refers to a systematic sample. The method for selecting a systematic sample involves ordering the population in some way, then randomly choosing a starting point, and finally, sample members are chosen at a regular interval (say every 5th, every 6th, etc.)
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