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Random Sampling
Message posted by Sudhakar on May 30, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)
Can some one please give the formula to calculate random sample from a given population.
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Re: Random Sampling
Message posted by Chad Allen on May 30, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)
The best (and really only)way I know to handle random sampling is to assign members of the population numbers and then use a random number generator to assist in selecting participants. These random number tables are located in the appendices of most statistics books.Good luck
Chad
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