A strawberry farmer has planted 100 rows of plants, each 12 inches apart, and there are about 300 plants in each row. He would like to select a random sample of 30 plants to estimate the average number and weight of berries per plant.
(a) Explain how he might choose the specific plants to include in the sample.
(b) Carry out your procedure from (a) to identify the first three plants selected for the sample.