document.write( "Question 1194633: 3. Construct a table listing all possible samples of size 7
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document.write( "Combination: 87, 92, 93, 93, 94, 94, 95, 96, 97
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document.write( "Must be 36 samples \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #826885 by math_tutor2020(3816)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "As the other tutor mentioned, you can form subsets of size 7 by picking subsets of size 2. \n" ); document.write( "Whatever 2 items you pick, they will be ignored so you can focus on the other 7 items.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Because this value 2 shows up, it may be handy to form a two-way table. In this case, we'll have a 9 row and 9 column two-way table like this.
\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Write X's along the main diagonal. \n" ); document.write( "This is because we cannot select the same item twice when forming a 2 element subset. \n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( " \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We'll also write X's in every entry below the diagonal. \n" ); document.write( "Why? Notice that stuff below the diagonal mirrors the stuff above the diagonal. \n" ); document.write( "Example: look at row 2, column 1 and you'll see we're dealing with the same values as row 1, column 2. Both of those values being 87 and 92 in either order. \n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The empty cells that haven't been crossed out are then filled with the 7 element subsets \n" ); document.write( "For example, in row 1, column 2 we'll have the subset {93, 93, 94, 94, 95, 96, 97} which is everything except the 87 & 92 \n" ); document.write( "
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