group of veterinarians at a major veterinary hospital was interested in investigating a possible link between enteroliths (stones that form in the colon of horses) and diet. They decided to conduct a survey of the feeding practices for horses admitted to the veterinary hospital. To obtain a simple random sample, they used a computer to generate 4-digit ID numbers for all horses. They used random digit tables to select

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A group of veterinarians at a major veterinary hospital was interested in investigating a possible link between enteroliths (stones that form in the colon of horses) and diet. They decided to conduct a survey of the feeding practices for horses admitted to the veterinary hospital. To obtain a simple random sample, they used a computer to generate 4-digit ID numbers for all horses. They used random digit tables to select the horses. Which of the following is a step in selecting a random sample by this procedure?

   

Pick a random starting point in the table and read 4 digits.

   

Read 4 digits across a line, and if the 4 digits correspond to a horse ID, select the animal.

   

Discard any sequence that does not correspond to a horse ID, and move to the next 4 digits.

   

All of the answer options are correct.

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