How to Use a Random Number Table

1. Number each member of the population.
2. Determine population size (N).
3. Determine sample size (M).
4. Determine starting point in table by randomly picking a page and dropping your finger on the page with your eyes closed.
5. Choose a direction in which to read (up to down, left to right, or right to left).
6. Select the first M numbers read from the table whose last X digits are between 0 and N. (If N is a two digit number, then X would be 2; if it is a four digit number, X would be 4; etc.).
7. Once a number is chosen, do not use it again.
8. If you reach the end of the table before obtaining your M numbers, pick another starting point, read in a different direction, use the first X digits, and continue until done.

Example: N = 300; M = 50; starting point is column 3, row 2 on Random Number Table (next page); read down. You would select population numbers 43, 13, 122, 169, etc., until you had 50 unique numbers.

59468 99699 14043 15013 12600 33122 94169 etc...

Table of Random Numbers

TABLE of RANDOM NUMBERS

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	96268	11860	83699	38631	90045	69696	48572	05917	51905	10052
2	03550	59144	59468	37984	77892	89766	86489	46619	50236	91136
3	22188	81205	99699	84260	19693	36701	43233	62719	53117	71153
4	63759	61429	14043	44095	84746	22018	19014	76781	61086	90216
5	55006	17765	15013	77707	54317	48862	53823	52905	70754	68212
6	81972	45644	12600	01951	72166	52682	37598	11955	73018	23528
7	06344	50136	33122	31794	86723	58037	36065	32190	31367	96007
8	92363	99784	94169	03652	80824	33407	40837	97749	18361	72666
9	96083	16943	89916	55159	62184	86206	09764	20244	88388	98675
10	92993	10747	08985	44999	35785	65036	05933	77378	92339	96151
11	95083	70292	50394	61947	65591	09774	16216	63561	59751	78771
12	77308	60721	96057	86031	83148	34970	30892	53489	44999	18021
13	11913	49624	28519	27311	61586	28576	43092	69971	44220	80410
14	70648	47484	05095	92335	55299	27161	64486	71307	85883	69610
15	92771	99203	37786	81142	44271	36433	31726	74879	89384	76886
16	78816	20975	13043	55921	82774	62745	48338	88348	61211	88074
17	79934	35392	56097	87613	94627	63622	08110	16611	88599	02890
18	64698	83376	87527	36897	17215	74339	69856	43622	22567	11518
19	44212	12995	03581	37618	94851	63020	65348	55857	91742	79508
20	89292	00204	00579	70630	37136	50922	83387	15014	51838	81760
21	08692	87237	87879	01629	72184	33853	95144	67943	19345	03469
22	67927	76855	50702	78555	97442	78809	40575	79714	06201	34576
23	62167	94213	52971	85794	68067	78814	40103	70759	92129	46716
24	45828	45441	74220	84157	23241	49332	23646	09390	13031	51569
25	01164	35307	26526	80335	58090	85871	07205	31749	40571	51755
26	29283	31581	04359	45538	41435	61103	32428	94042	39971	63678
27	19868	49978	81699	84904	50163	22652	07845	71308	00859	87984
28	14292	93587	55960	23159	07370	65065	06580	46285	07884	83928
29	77410	52135	29495	23032	83242	89938	40516	27252	55565	64714
30	36580	06921	35675	81645	60479	71035	99380	59759	42161	93440
31	07780	18093	31258	78156	07871	20369	53977	08534	39433	57216
32	07548	08454	36674	46255	80541	42903	37366	21164	97516	66181
33	22023	60448	69344	44260	90570	01632	21002	24413	04671	05665
34	20827	37210	57797	34660	32510	71558	78228	42304	77197	79168
35	47802	79270	48805	59480	88092	11441	96016	76091	51823	94442
36	76730	86591	18978	25479	77684	88439	34112	26052	57112	91653
37	26439	02903	20935	76297	15290	84688	74002	09467	41111	19194
38	32927	83426	07848	59372	44422	53372	27823	25417	27150	21750
39	51484	05286	77103	47284	00578	88774	15293	50740	07932	87633
40	45142	96804	92834	26886	70002	96643	36008	02239	93563	66429