Case Study Question 1:

The following frame only contains the identification number from the sampling frame in a random manner. 3 1 11 10 103 104 37 105 64 106 2 7 4 12 36 107 65 108 66 67 109 139 114 38 141 68 142 13 143 144 110 6 176 115 89 158 90 91 145 146 111 140 9 159 8 69 35 181 63 147 58 175 59 86 5 160 182 87 88 186 61 198 60 161 162 70 185 62 199 48 84 15 85 163 16 200 34 184 49 180 112 165 39 101 102 71 127 99 100 179 19 128 174 196 14 177 149 22 178 47 92 164 18 72 173 23 183 97 98 191 57 166 168 116 73 171 197 74 156 157 76 167 17 169 40 170 41 155 50 190 93 42 129 77 172 117 148 187 189 51 113 195 75 130 52 94 188 24 154 153 21 43 78 20 96 95 53 193 44 192 80 45 194 79 118 25 54 150 151 152 46 131 26 56 119 135 55 136 32 138 28 132 133 27 120 121 122 31 123 124 81 82 29 83 134 30 126 137 125 33

In order to draw random sample (number of observation is 15) from the above sample, we would randomly select 15 identification numbers: Random Sample: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 3 11 16 5 62 171 79 54 31 136 192 172 196 124 33

Question 3: Systematic Sample:

We have to make a systematic sample out of the 200 population given in the sample frame work. Thus, first we calculate the interval nth which is sampling interval. K= N/n Where N stands for population size i.e. 200, n stands for the sample size i.e. 15. Thus, k = 200/15 = 13.33

As 13.33 is a non integer. The random starting point should instead be selected as a non integer between 0 and 13.33 (inclusive on one endpoint only) to ensure that every salesperson has equal chance of being selected; the interval should now be non integral (13.33); and each non integer selected should be rounded up to the next integer. If the random starting point is 3.3, then the identification number of salesperson selected are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 4 18 32 46 60 74 88 102 116 130 144 158 172 186 200

Where there are 9 cyclic intervals of 13.

Question 4: Cluster Sampling:

1. We have to make a cluster sample of size equal to 20. First we need to select 10 sales person ids from the random table. We select;

Sr. # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Identification Number of sales person 3 25 44 62 87 101 133 153 177 192

Company name Form Craft Western Business forms McGregor Printing Control Business forms Brunswick Press Arnold Corporation Moore Business Forms Taylor-Made Forms Key Printing Form Tech

2. Then we have to select names of five companies from the table above. We select: Form craft Western Business Forms Brunswick Press Moore Business Forms Key Printing 3. Next we have to make a table of 20 cells from the five companies we chose. For filling up 20 spaces we may consider referrals of the chosen sales person in the first step. 3 13 25 35 44 168 62 38 87 59 101 134 133 15 153 39 177 98 192 165

4. 4 sales people from every cluster (company) selected. In case, from the above table we are not able to find all four sales people to add t a particular cluster (company) then see the referral of the sales person ids we have in the above table from the sample frame work and select the ids from referral which fall in the particular cluster (company) we are trying to fill by 4 sales person. Form Craft: 3, 15, 13, 17 Western Business Forms: 25, 35, 38, 39

Brunswick Press: 87, 98, 96, 88 Moore Business Forms: 133, 134, 132, 121 Key Printing: 168, 165, 177, 164