Reference no: EM1317967
Listed below are the rental agencies in the Automobile Rental section in the phone directory. Also noted is whether the rental agency is local (L), national (N), and whether the agency rents pickup trucks (T). Note that an agency could provide more than one service. Some of the agencies are to be randomly selected and asked various questions regarding the service they provide.
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00
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ADA Auto Rentals
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L
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10
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General Motors Rental System
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L,N,T
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01
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Alamo Rent a Car
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L,N
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11
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Hertz Rent a Car
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L,N,T
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02
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Avis Rent a Car
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L,N
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12
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Lee's Sales and Service
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L,T
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03
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Bill's Towing
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L,T
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13
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National Car Rental
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L,N
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04
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Budget Car and Truck Rental
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L,N,T
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14
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Quality Imports
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L
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05
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Charlie's Dodge
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L,T
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15
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Rent a Wreck
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L,T
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06
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EZ Rent a Car
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L
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16
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Sears Car and Truck Rental
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L,N,T
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07
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Enterprise
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L,N
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17
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Thrifty Car Rental
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L,N
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08
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Ford Rental System
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L,N,T
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18
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Toyota Car Rental
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L,N,T
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09
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Guardian Car Rentals
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L,N
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19
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Wagoner Motor Sales
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L,T
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a. Randomly select a sample of five rental agencies. Start with row two and column two. The number is 90935. Use the first two numbers starting with 90.
b. Randomly select a second sample of five rental agencies starting at the bottom left corner of the table. The number is 11084. Use the far right two digits starting with 84.
c. Randomly select a sample of six that consists of every third rental agency starting with 02.
d. Select a sample of four rental agencies so that one of each type is included. Start at the top of column three. The number is 75997. Use the left two digits starting with 75.
e. Randomly select a sample of five rental agencies that rent trucks. Start at the bottom of the third column of the table. The number is 78957. Use the far right two digits starting with 57.
f. Randomly select a sample of two rental agencies that rent locally and nationally, but do not rent trucks. Start at the bottom of the fourth column of the table. The number is 77353. Use the second and third set of digits starting with 73.
g. Use the table of random numbers to select your sample of five rental agencies. Specify in your answer where you started in the random number table and how you chose that starting point.