Casselman looked at the natural-hazards risk index of megacities to evaluate potential loss from catastrophes such as earthquakes, storms, and volcanic eruptions. Urban areas have more to lose from natural perils, technological risks, and environmental hazards than rural areas. The top 10 megacities in the world are Tokyo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Osaka, Miami, New York, Hong Kong, Manila, London, and Paris.

a. Suppose that you decide to take a simple random sample of five of these 10 megacities. Use Table I in Appendix A to obtain five random numbers that you can use to specify your sample.

b. If you have access to a random-number generator, use it to solve part (a).