Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - 1-4 Collecting Sample Data - Basic Skills and Concepts - Page 33: 21

Answer

It is not a simple random sample.

Work Step by Step

In a simple random sample, every sample has an equal chance of being chosen. Here, every 1000th pill is chosen, therefore there are samples have no chance of being selected. Therefore it is not a simple random sample.
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