Chapter 8, Problem 1E

The following is a list of 24 Marco’s Pizza stores in Lucas County. The stores are identified by numbering them 00 through 23. Also noted is whether the store is corporate-owned (C) or manager-owned (M). A sample of four locations is to be selected and inspected for customer convenience, safety, cleanliness, and other features.

1. a. The random numbers selected are 08, 18, 11, 54, 02, 41, and 54. Which stores are selected?
2. b. Use the table of random numbers to select your own sample of locations.
3. c. Using systematic random sampling, every seventh location is selected starting with the third store in the list. Which locations will be included in the sample?
4. d. Using stratified random sampling, select three locations. Two should be corporate-owned and one should be manager-owned.