The ZZZ Chain of Motels Has a Standard Method of Constructing

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Essay

The ZZZ chain of motels has a standard method of constructing their rooms to maximize the ease of parking for its customers. The rooms are arranged in adjacent buildings so that each customer can park outside the rented room. The layout for one of the with 48 rooms located along a famous highway is diagrammed below: Route 66 The manager would like to survey customers in 12 of his rooms (one randomly selected customer for each room selected in the sample) to assess their satisfaction with the motel services. The surveys will be placed on the customers' beds before they check in to the motel. In order to make the directions easy to follow, he elects to use systematic sampling. (a) Explain how you would use random numbers to set up the systematic sampling process. (b) Write a short paragraph for the maids that helps them carry out your method in part (a).

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Definitions:

Discrimination

In psychology, the ability to differentiate between stimuli or situations; more broadly, unfair treatment of people based on their group memberships.

Chauvinism

Excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for one's own cause, group, or gender, often disregarding reason or fairness.

Group Cohesiveness

The degree to which members of a group are attracted to each other and motivated to stay in the group.

Polarization

In psychology, the process by which an individual's opinions or attitudes become more extreme, often influenced by group dynamics.