The 200 Students in a Sociology Class at Beta University

question 30

Multiple Choice

The 200 students in a sociology class at Beta University sit in seats numbered 1 through 200. A good method for obtaining a simple random sample of 10 students is which of the following?

• A) Pick the students in seats 1 through 10.
• B) Ask for volunteers and pick the first 10 who volunteer.
• C) Pick the last 10 students from an alphabetical class list.
• D) Use a random numbers table to select 10 seat numbers between 1 and 200.

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