How to select a random sample?

• A simple random sample is a subset of individuals chosen

from a larger set. Each individual is chosen randomly and
entirely by chance, such that each individual has the
same probability .
• Easier way without taking the trouble of enlisting all
possible samples on paper slips.
• Elements of the population has the same chance of being
selected.
• Random samples are easy to draw from finite population
• Random sample can be simplified using random number
tables Tippet, Yates.
Random sample from an infinite universe
• It is relatively difficult to explain the concept of random sample from
an infinite population.
• Example: 20 throws of a fair dice as a sample from infinite population
which consist of the results of all possible throw‘s of the dice.
• The selection of each item in a random sample from an infinite
population is controlled by the same probabilities.