- A journalist is going to interview a sample of 10 players from the 60 players in a local football club. The journalist uses the random numbers on page 27 of the formula booklet and starts at the top of the 10th column, where the first number is 96
The journalist worked down the 10th column to select 10 numbers. The first 3 numbers selected were: 33, 15 and 23
- Find the other 7 numbers to complete the sample of ten.
There are 24 girls and 36 boys who play football for the club.
The journalist labels the girls from 1 to 24 and the boys from 25 to 60 - Show how the journalist can use her 10 random numbers to select a stratified sample of 10 players from the club to interview.
The club provided the journalist with a list of the players in ascending order of ages, numbered 1 to 60. The journalist uses the 10 random numbers to select a simple random sample of the players.
- State, giving a reason, a group of players who may not be represented in this sample.