Question

A researcher decides to find out whether giving students positive

reinforcement improves or impairs their grades. The researcher's sample
group consists of the following 8 students:
0 Jack
1 Tucker
2 Susie
3 Jill
4 Charianna
5 Trey
6 Ashton
7 Jordan
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Which of the following represents a 5-person group selected for the
treatment group using the first number in the line from a table of random
numbers above?
A. Charianna, Tucker, Jack, nobody, Ashton
B. Tucker, Susie, Trey, Ashton, Jordan
C. Trey, Susie, Tucker, Jordan, Ashton
D. Charianna, Tucker, Jack, Ashton, Trey

Answer 1

Answer: C. Trey, Susie, Tucker, Jordan, Ashton

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Step-by-step explanation:

The random sub-sequence 52197 66082 helps directly determine who we pick.

The digit 5 is first of that sequence, so we pick Trey first (as he's the 5th student). Then we pick student #2 next, who is Susie.

Up next is student #1, and that would be Tucker

Up next is student #9, but the list only goes high as 7. So we skip over 9

Jordan is next up since 7 is the next digit

Finally, the last selection is Ashton because 6 follows after.

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In other words, the sequence 52197 6 will lead to these selections in the order provided.

• 5 = Trey
• 2 = Susie
• 1 = Tucker
• 9 = skip, since it's not on the list
• 7 = Jordan
• 6 = Ashton

Side note: if we wanted a 6th student, then we'd have to skip over the next 6 since we cannot pick Ashton twice. The 6th selection would be Jack since he's student #0