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Exercise.6 Selection of Simple Random Sampling Using Lottery Method and Random Numbers Simple Random Sampling (SRS)

The document discusses simple random sampling (SRS) and describes two methods for selecting a simple random sample: [1] the lottery method, where all items are numbered on slips that are folded and mixed in a container before randomly selecting the desired number, and [2] the random number table method, which uses pre-generated random number tables when the population is infinite. It then provides data on the kapas yield of 96 plants and asks to select a random sample of 25 plants using SRS and calculate the mean, comparing it to the overall population mean.

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Exercise.6 Selection of Simple Random Sampling Using Lottery Method and Random Numbers Simple Random Sampling (SRS)

The document discusses simple random sampling (SRS) and describes two methods for selecting a simple random sample: [1] the lottery method, where all items are numbered on slips that are folded and mixed in a container before randomly selecting the desired number, and [2] the random number table method, which uses pre-generated random number tables when the population is infinite. It then provides data on the kapas yield of 96 plants and asks to select a random sample of 25 plants using SRS and calculate the mean, comparing it to the overall population mean.

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Exercise.

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Selection of simple random sampling using lottery method and random numbers

Simple Random sampling (SRS)


The basic probability sampling method is the simple random sampling. It is the
simplest of all the probability sampling methods. It is used when the population is
homogeneous.
When the units of the sample are drawn independently with equal probabilities.
The sampling method is known as Simple Random Sampling (SRS). Thus if the
population consists of N units, the probability of selecting any unit is 1/N.
A theoretical definition of SRS is as follows
Suppose drawn sample of size n from a population of size N. There are NCn
possible sample of size n. If all possible samples have an equal probability 1/NCn of
being drawn, the sampling is said be simple random sampling.
There are two methods in SRS

1. Lottery method
2. Random no. table method

Lottery method
This is most popular method and simplest method. In this method all the items of
the universe are numbered on separate slips of paper of same size, shape and color. They
are folded and mixed up in a drum or a box or a container. A blindfold selection is made.
Required numbers of slips are selected for the desired sample size. The selection of items
thus depends on chance.

For example if we select 5 students out of 50 students on slips of the same size
and mix them, then we make a blindfold selection of 5 students. This method is also
called unrestricted random sampling because units are selected from the population
without any restriction. This method is mostly used in lottery draws. If the universe is
infinite, this method is inapplicable. There is a lot of possibility of personal prejudice if
the size and shape of the slips are not identical.

1
Random number table method
As the lottery method cannot be used when the population is infinite, the
alternative method is using of table of random numbers.

There are several standard tables of random numbers. But the credit for this
technique goes to Prof. LHC. Tippet (1927). The random number table consists of 10,400
four-figured numbers. There are various other random numbers. They are fishers and
Yates (19380 comprising of 15,000 digits arranged in twos. Kendall and B.B Smith
(1939) consisting of 1, 00,000 digits grouped in 25,000 sets of 4 digit random numbers,
Rand corporation (1955) consisting of 2, 00,000 random numbers of 5 digits each etc.,

Learning Exercise

The following data refers to the Kapas yield of 96 plants.

82 102 88 93 97 38 103 92

102 62 63 72 64 68 59 69

73 65 46 79 87 84 29 52

28 36 37 53 49 51 30 37

56 66 42 37 35 97 32 35

89 99 54 72 26 67 18 27

60 72 33 42 52 82 14 22

57 73 63 61 63 92 40 58

62 61 43 25 42 36 17 30

75 87 47 56 76 36 35 44

56 51 111 73 93 58 49 89

50 80 54 55 91 12 82 76

2
Select a sample of 25 plants by using simple random sampling method. Also
calculate the mean of the 25 samples and verify whether the mean is equal to the mean of
the 96 plants.

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