Albums. Refer to Exercise 1.44. 

a. List the 20 possible samples (without replacement) of three artists that can be selected from the six.

b. Describe a procedure for taking a simple random sample of three artists from the six.

c. If a simple random sampling procedure is used to obtain three artists, what are the chances of selecting M, A, and L? P, L, and E?

 Exercise 1.44.

The Recording Industry Association of America provides data on the best-selling albums of all time. As of May 28, 2013, the top six best-selling albums of all time (U.S. sales only), are by the artists the Eagles (E), Michael Jackson (M), Pink Floyd (P), Led Zeppelin (L), AC/DC (A), and Billy Joel (B).