Is your Home Library Statistics data a random sample? Why or why not? Give
as many details as possible
Pages in book 1:256
pages in book 2: 384
pages in book 3: 31
pages in book 4: 24
pages in book 5: 384
pages in book 6: 64
pages in book 7: 45
pages in book 8: 33
pages in book 9: 22
pages in book 10: 59
pages in book 11: 144
pages in book 12: 273
pages in book 13: 171
pages in book 14: 88
pages in book 15: 15
The given data of Home Library Statistics cannot be considered as a random sample, as we do not have any information on how these books were selected for this data set. It could be possible that the books were chosen based on a specific criterion, such as the personal preference of the owner, or the books that were recently read by the owner.
Moreover, the sample size is relatively small with only 15 books, so it may not accurately represent the entire population of books that the owner has. Additionally, the data only includes the number of pages in each book, which provides limited information about each book's content, making it less likely to be a random sample.
Therefore, as we do not have enough information about the selection process and the sample size is relatively small, we cannot consider the Home Library Statistics data as a random sample.