Question

at a large university, 20% of students are enrolled in the nursing program. the dean of students selects a random sample of 20 students and records ( n ) = the number of students enrolled in the nursing program. the dean decides to simulate this random process by using a random number table. he assigns the digits to the outcomes. 1 = student enrolled in nursing program 2 - 5 = student not enrolled in nursing program skip 6 - 9 and 0 how can the dean use a random number table to simulate one trial of this situation? he can select a row of the random number table and read 20 single digits between 1 and 5. he will record the mean of the 20 digits. he can select a row of the random number table and read 20 single digits between 1 and 5. he will record the number of digits that are a 1. he can select a row of the random number table and read 100 single digits between 1 and 5. he will record the number of digits that are a 1. he can select a row of the random number table and read 100 single digits between 1 and 5. he will record the percentage of the digits that are a 1

Explanation:

• The dean is simulating a sample of 20 students. Each student is either in the nursing program (assigned digit 1) or not (assigned digits 2 - 5).
• We need to simulate 20 trials (one for each student in the sample).
• Reading 20 single - digit numbers (where 1 represents a nursing student and 2 - 5 represent non - nursing students) and counting the number of 1s (which represents the number of nursing students in the sample of 20) is the correct approach.

Answer:

He can select a row of the random number table and read 20 single digits between 1 and 5. He will record the number of digits that are a 1.