Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 306: 52

Answer

$16,007,560,800$ different samples.

Work Step by Step

The order in which the objects from a population are selected does not matter and no object can be selected more than once. Combination of 100 distinct objects taken 7 at a time: $_{100}C_{7}=\frac{100!}{7!(100-7)!}=\frac{100!}{7!\times93!}$ But, $100!=100\times99\times98\times97\times96\times95\times94\times(93\times92\times91\times...\times3\times2\times1)=100\times99\times98\times97\times96\times95\times94\times93!$ $_{100}C_{7}=\frac{100\times99\times98\times97\times96\times95\times94\times93!}{7!\times93!}=\frac{100\times99\times98\times97\times96\times95\times94}{7\times6\times5\times4\times3\times2\times1}=16,007,560,800$
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