You want to do a survey of members of the senior class at your school and want to select a simple random sample. You intend to include 40 students in your sample. which of the following approaches will generate a simple random sample?

You want to do a survey of members of the senior class at your school and want to select a simple random sample. You intend to include 40 students in your sample. which of the following approaches will generate a simple random sample?



A) Randomly select 10 students from each of the four senior calculus classes.

B) Write the name of each student in the senior class on a slip of paper and put the papers in a container. Then randomly select 40 slips of paper from the container.

C) From a list of all seniors, select one of the first 10 names at random. Then select every nth name on the list until you have 40 people selected.

D) Assuming that students are randomly assigned to classes, select two classes at random and include those students in your sample.

E) Select the first 40 seniors to pass through the cafeteria door at lunch.



Answer: write the name of each student in the senior class and put the papers in a container. then randomly select 40 slips of paper from the container


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