Obtain a Simple Random Sample
-Select a Random Sample of Five

question 72

Multiple Choice

Obtain a Simple Random Sample
-Select a random sample of five state capitals from the list below using the two digit list of random numbers provided. Begin with the uppermost left random number and proceed down each column. When a column is complete, use the numbers at the top of the next right column and proceed down that column. State Capitals $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline 1 & \text { Abany, NY } & 11 & \text { Charleston, WV } & 21 & \text { Hartford, CT } & 31 & \text { Madison, WI } & 41 & \text { Richmond, VA } \\\hline 2 & \text { Annapolis, MD } & 12 & \text { Cheyenne, WY } & 22 & \text { Helena, MT } & 32 & \begin{array} { c } \text { Mortgomery, } \\\text { AL }\end{array} & 42 & \text { Sacramento, CA } \\\hline 3 & \text { Atlanta, GA } & 13 & \text { Columbia, SC } & 23 & \text { Honolulu, HI } & 33 & \text { Mortpelier, VT } & 43 & \text { Salem, OR } \\\hline 4 & \text { Augusta, ME } & 14 & \text { Columbus, OH } & 24 & \begin{array} { c } \text { Indianapolis, } \\\text { IN }\end{array} & 34 & \text { Nashville, TN } & 44 & \begin{array} { c } \text { Salt Lake City, } \\\text { UT }\end{array} \\\hline 5 & \text { Austin, TX } & 15 & \text { Concord, NH } & 25 & \text { Jacksor, MS } & 35 & \begin{array} { c } \text { Oklahoma City, } \\\text { OK }\end{array} & 45 & \text { Santa Fe, NM } \\\hline 6 & \begin{array} { c } \text { Baton Rouge, } \\\text { LA }\end{array} & 16 & \text { Denver, CO } & 26 & \begin{array} { c } \text { Jefferson } \\\text { City, MO }\end{array} & 36 & \text { Olympia, WA } & 46 & \text { Springfield, IL } \\\hline 7 & \text { Bismarck, ND } & 17 & \text { Des Moines, IA } & 27 & \text { Juneau, AK } & 37 & \text { Phoenix, AZ } & 47 & \text { St. Paul, MN } \\\hline 8 & \text { Boise, ID } & 18 & \text { Dover, DE } & 28 & \text { Lansing, MI } & 38 & \text { Pierre, SD } & 48 & \text { Tallahassee, FL } \\\hline 9 & \text { Boston, MA } & 19 & \text { Frankfort, KY } & 29 & \text { Lincoln, NE } & 39 & \text { Providence, RI } & 49 & \text { Topeka KS } \\\hline 10 & \text { Carson City, NV } & 20 & \text { Hamisburg, PA } & 30 & \begin{array} { c } \text { Little Rock, } \\\text { AR }\end{array} & 40 & \text { Raleigh, NC } & 50 & \text { Trentor, NJ } \\\hline\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline 46 & 81 & 17 & 60 & 92 & 59 & 40 & 9 \\\hline 53 & 78 & 45 & 14 & 53 & 78 & 8 & 43 \\\hline 3 & 99 & 46 & 86 & 41 & 42 & 36 & 95 \\\hline 39 & 14 & 16 & 59 & 84 & 18 & 5 & 48 \\\hline 45 & 41 & 77 & 91 & 11 & 43 & 76 & 28 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) Springfield, IL; Atlanta,GA; Providence, RI; Santa Fe, NM; Columbus OH.
• B) Springfield, IL; Des Moines, IA; Boston, MA; Santa Fe, NM; Columbus OH.
• C) Carson City NV; Boise ID; Atlanta, GA; Cheyenne, WY; Boston, MA.
• D) Boston, MA; Concord, NH; Dover DE; Santa Fe, NM; Richmond, VA.

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