Question

a student wants to simulate 36 birthdays, but she does not have a calculator or software program available, so she makes up 36 numbers between 1 and 365. is it okay to conduct the simulation this way? why or why not? choose the correct answer below. a. no. people generally favor some numbers over others so that they dont select numbers with a process that is truly random. b. yes. people are capable of randomly making up numbers between two values. c. no. simulations must be performed with either a calculator or a statistical program. d. yes. people are better at picking birth - dates than computers, since they can base the numbers on the birth dates of people they know.

Explanation:

People have number - preference biases. When making up numbers, they don't follow a truly random process. For a proper simulation of birthdays (which should be random), this self - generated number method is not valid.

Answer:

A. No. People generally favor some numbers over others so that they don't select numbers with a process that is truly random.