Following is a list of the 50 states with the numbers 0 through 49 assigned to them.

a. You wish to select a sample of eight from this list. The selected random numbers are 45, 15, 81, 09, 39, 43, 90, 26, 06, 45, 01, and 42. Which states are included in the sample?
b. You wish to use a systematic sample of every sixth item and the digit 02 is chosen as the starting point. Which states are included?

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Number Number State Alabama Alaska Arizona State Montana Nebraska Nevada 26 27 ir California Colorado Connecticut New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas 30 31 32 Florida Georgia Hawai Idaho Illinois 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 lowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana 42 43 Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi 45 46 47 48 49 Vermont Virginia Washingtorn West Virginia Wyoming