Question

A college requires all incoming freshmen to live on campus. The college has two female freshman dormitories: Williams and Hillside. For an upcoming school year, there are 800 incoming female freshmen. Which of the following best describes a method of assigning the incoming female freshmen to the two dormitories so that each incoming female freshman has a fair chance of being selected for either dormitory?

Answer 1

Using a random number generator, assign each incoming female freshman a number, eliminating duplicate numbers. After each incoming female freshman is assigned a number, list the assigned numbers in ascending order. Assign the first 400 numbers on the ascending list to Williams dormitory, and assign the last 400 numbers on the ascending list to Hillside dormitory.