The 12 public, 4-year colleges in Table 29 have been randomly selected for the sample of an experiment. Use the seed 528 to randomly select 6 of the colleges for the treatment group. The other 6 colleges will be in the control group. Is this process an example of random assignment? Explain.
Table 29
Colleges Randomly Selected for a Sample
1. Temple University
2. Oakland University
3. Lander University
4. Langston University
5. Boise State College
6. Eastern Illinois University
7. Angelo State University
8. Palm Beach State College
9. Fitchburg State University
10. SUNY College at Oneonta
11. Virginia Military Institute
12. Kean University