Five Stocks Make Up Your Stock Portfolio

Multiple Choice

Five stocks make up your stock portfolio.The stocks are designated A, B, C, D and E.You plan to select a random sample of three of the stocks to be researched more fully.List the possible samples that you might choose if you use simple random sampling.

A) ABC, ABD, ABE, ACA, ACE, AED, BCD, BCE, BDE, CDE
B) ABC, ABD, ABE, ACD, ACE, ADE, BCD, BCC, BDE, CDE
C) ABC, ABD, ABE, ACD, ACE, ADE, BCD, BCE, BDE, CDE
D) ABC, ACB, ABE, ACD, ACE, ADE, BCD, BCE, BDE, CDE
E) ABC, ACB, AEB, ADC, AEC, AED, BCD, BCE, BDE, EDC