Question 2.20

2.20 How much do students pay for rent? A university’s housing and residence office wants to know how much students pay per month for rent in off-campus housing. The university does not have enough on-campus housing for students, and this information will be used in a brochure about student housing. The population contains 12,304 students who live in off-campus housing and have not yet graduated. The university will send a questionnaire to an SRS of 200 of these students, drawn from an alphabetized list.

  1. (a) Describe how you would label the students in order to select the sample. If you will use Table A to choose an SRS, be sure to explain how many digits make up each of your labels.

  2. (b) Use software or Table A to select the first five students in the sample. If you use Table A, begin at line 125.