1. How would you draw a random sample of 6 of the next 500 stereo headsets coming off an assembly line?
2. How would you obtain a random sample of 10 men's dress shirts coming off an assembly line from 8 AM to 12 noon?
3. Serial numbers are placed on radios as they come off an assembly line. How could you get a random sample of nine radios with serial numbers from 21942 to 98756?
4. A truck has just delivered 800 cartons of eggs to a supermarket. How would you get a random sample of 12 cartons to check for broken eggs?
1. To draw a random sample of 6 of the next 500 stereo headsets coming off an assembly line, you could assign each headset a number from 1 to 500 and then use a random number generator to select 6 numbers.
2. To obtain a random sample of 10 men's dress shirts coming off an assembly line from 8 AM to 12 noon, you could assign each shirt a number from 1 to the total number of shirts produced during that time period and then use a random number generator to select 10 numbers.
3. To get a random sample of nine radios with serial numbers from 21942 to 98756, you could assign each radio a number from 21942 to 98756 and then use a random number generator to select 9 numbers.
4. To get a random sample of 12 cartons of eggs to check for broken eggs, you could assign each carton a number from 1 to 800 and then use a random number generator to select 12 numbers.