A Carload of Palletized Aluminum Castings Has Arrived at Mansfield

question 44

Multiple Choice

A carload of palletized aluminum castings has arrived at Mansfield Motor Manufacturers. The car contains 1,000 pallets of 100 castings each. Mario Munoz,manager of Quality Assurance,directs the receiving crew to deliver the 127th and 869th pallets to his crew for 100% inspection. Mario randomly selected 127 and 869 from a table of random numbers. Mario's sample of 200 castings is a _____________.

• A) simple random sample
• B) systematic sample
• C) stratified sample
• D) cluster sample
• E) convenience sample

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