You must choose a simple random sample of 25 of the 314 members of your fly fishing club. How would you label the population in order to use a table of random digits to make your selection?
A) 1, 2, 3, …, 24, 25
B) 1, 2, 3, …, 313, 314
C) 001, 002, 003, …, 313, 314
D) 000, 001, 002, …, 313, 314

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Labeling the population with three digits (001-314) will allow us to use a table of random digits to choose a simple random sample. Using A or B (labeling the population with consecutive numbers) will not work with a table of random digits. Using D (labeling the population with four digits including a leading zero) will work, but it is unnecessary as three-digit labels will work just as well.

You Must Choose a Simple Random Sample of 25 of the 314