Question

A farmer plants 50 orange trees. How could the farmer select a sample of 5 trees that is likely to be representative of the population of 50 trees?

Answer 1

To select a sample of 5 trees that is likely to be representative of the population of 50 trees, the farmer could use simple random sampling. This means that each tree in the population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample.

One way to do this is to assign a number to each tree and then use a random number generator to select 5 numbers between 1 and 50. The trees corresponding to those numbers would be selected for the sample.

Another way is to use a table of random numbers or a computer program that generates random numbers.

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