As part of a college literature course, students must select three classic works

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As part of a college literature course, students must select three classic works of literature from the provided list and complete critical book reviews for each selected work. Write a short description of the processes that can be used to generate a simple random sample of three books. Obtain a simple random sample of size 3 from this list Click the icon to view the classic works list. Which of the following would produce a simple random sample? Select all that apply. A. Ask someone their opinion on which three books are best, and select those three B. List each book on a separate piece of paper, place them all in a hat, and pick three C. List the names in alphabetical order and take the first three on the list. D. Number the books from 1 to 9 and use a random number table to produce 3 different one digit numbers corresponding to the books selected Use the portion of the random number table provided below to obtain a simple random sample of size 3 from this list. If you start on the left and take the first three numbers between 1 and 9, what three books would be selected from the numbered list? 88886 70814 42581 Book List 1. Crime and Punishment 2. The Sun Also Rises 3. Death of a Salesman 4. Huckleberry Finn 5. The Jungle 8. Pride and Prejudice 7. The Scarlet Letter 8. As I Lay Dying 9. A Tale of Two Cities

Explanation / Answer

Q.(a) Here out of four options which is called a random sample

(i) Ask someone their opinion - Biased opinion, can't be random sample

(ii) Liste each book name and select three - YES, it can be a random sample as the selection technique is totally random

(iii) Alphabetical order - as order is defined. it cant be a random sampling

(iv) Random number generation - Total random generation so can be called random sample

so, option 2 and option 4 is correct.

Now 3 random number generated out of (86686 70614 42581)

so the first number if 8

second number is 6

third number is 7

so we will select books

(a) As I lay dying

(b) Pride And prejudice

(c) The Scarlet Letter

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