The American League consists of 15 baseball teams. Suppose a sample of 5 teams i

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The American League consists of 15 baseball teams. Suppose a sample of 5 teams is to be selected to conduct player interviews. The following table lists 15 teams and the random numbers assigned by Excels RAND function. Use these random numbers to select a sample of size 5.

New York 0.178624 Baltimore 0.578370 Toronto 0.965807 Chicago 0.562178 Detroit 0.253574 Oakland 0.288287 Texas 0.500879 Houston 0.713682 Boston 0.290197 Tampa Bay 0.867778 Minnesota 0.811810 Cleveland 0.960271 Kansas City 0.326836 Los Angeles 0.895267 Seattle 0.839071

Explanation / Answer

The random numbers selected are :

( 0.578370 , 0.288287 , 0.960271 , 0.253574 , 0.839071 ) .

[ Note : samples are drawn with simple random sampling without replacement ]

So , the 5 teams that are selected are :

( Baltimore , Oakland , Cleveland , Detroit , Seattle )

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