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 buildings tomaximize the ease of parking for its customers. The rooms are arranged in adjacentbuildings, A and B, so that customers can park close to their rooms. The layout forthe 48-room motels is diagrammed below: The manager wishes to assess customer satisfaction with the motel services. His planis to survey the adults in each of 12 rooms. The cleaning staff will place surveys onthe customers' beds before they check in to the motel. In order to make the directionseasy for the cleaning staff to follow, he elects to use systematic sampling.
a) Describe carefully how you would use random numbers to set up the systematicsampling process. (In your description you may assume you have a randomnumber table, but do NOT carry out the procedure you describe.)
b) Write a short paragraph for the cleaning staff that explains how to carry out yourmethod in part (a). The members of the cleaning staff have not taken statistics, sothe use of statistical terminology will not be helpful.

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