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The student council at a high school wants to conduct a survey of student opinion.
Council members want to begin with a simple random sample of 160 students. Which
of the following survey methods will produce a simple random sample? (4 points)
Survey the first 160 students to arrive at school in the morning
Number the students on the school roster. Use a table of random numbers to choose 160
students from this roster for the survey.
Survey every 10th student entering the school gym until 160 students are surveyed
Use random numbers to choose 40 each of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Number the gym seats. Use a table of random numbers to choose seats and interview the
students until 160 have been interviewed