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Random Number Generator

In: Excel 2007 for Biological and Life Sciences Statistics

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  • Thomas J. Quirk

    (Webster University)

  • Meghan Quirk

  • Howard Horton

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This chapter explains how to use Excel to take a random sample of people (or objects, plants, or animals) from a sampling frame that contains the list of people (objects, plants, or animals) from which you want to take a random sample. You will learn how to use Excel to create frame numbers for generating random numbers, why a set of duplicate frame numbers is important, and the Excel commands needed to sort the frame numbers into a random sequence. In addition, you will learn how to print out your result so that all of the information fits entirely onto a single page of paper. Three practice problems are given at the end of the chapter to test your Excel skills, and the answers to these problems appear in Appendix A of this book. An additional practice problem is presented in the Practice Test given in Appendix B along with its answer in Appendix C of this book.

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  • Thomas J. Quirk & Meghan Quirk & Howard Horton, 2013. "Random Number Generator," Springer Books, in: Excel 2007 for Biological and Life Sciences Statistics, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 19-32, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4614-6003-9_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6003-9_2
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