d. If we were going to use simple random sampling, what would we do? Identify and define the population: Our university has 7000 students. 400 participants are needed. We would send about 700 to assure we obtained our desired representative sample size. It might be difficult to get a list of all the population and number it. The registrar would likely be the best source of this information. Number each person in the population. Pick a number from the random number table and examine. Select participants into the sample based upon the number corresponding from the table to your list. Repeat the last step until you have your sample