The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

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

Chapter 18 - Inference in Practice - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 419: 18.1c

Answer

This is a convenience sample consisting of the first 20 students on a list. This is not Simple Random Sampling

Work Step by Step

The procedure does not comply to the rules of Simple Random Sampling.
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