Read the below scenario and then answer the questions that follow.

The Ancestry Society of North Carolina is compiling records so they can learn about the history of African Americans in North Carolina from 1820 to 1980. They have compiled records of all 15,125 gravestones in cemeteries across all 15 counties. They want to choose a sample of 600 records to check their accuracy by visiting the actual gravestones.

a) Using the hat method explain how they could gather a simple random sample of 600 gravestones to visit.

b) What would be a good way to do the random sample so that each of the counties are represented? Is the method you chose a simple random sample?

c) For what population could they make inference about after gathering and examining the sample?