Understanding Basic Statistics 6th Edition by Charles Henry Brase,Corrinne Pellillo Brase

Exercise 49

Critical Thinking Sudoku is a puzzle consisting of squares arranged in 9 rows and 9 columns. The 81 squares are further divided into nine 3 × 3 square boxes. The object is to fill in the squares with numerals 1 through 9 so that each column, row, and box contains all nine numbers. However, there is a requirement that each number appear only once in any row, column, or box. Each puzzle already has numbers in some of the squares. Would it be appropriate to use a random-number table to select a digit for each blank square Explain.