A researcher is comparing the effectiveness of three devices designed to help people who snore. There are 60 people who snore participating in the experiment who are labeled 01–60. Using a table of random digits, the researcher will randomly place the participants into three equally sized treatment groups suitable for comparison. Carry out the random assignment using the given selection from a table of random digits, starting with the first row and first column.
Which list assigns the first eight people to the device 1 group?
00, 29, 90, 75, 71, 17, 37, 76
29, 17, 37, 48, 20, 48, 27, 12
2, 9, 7, 5, 1, 3, 6, 4
29, 17, 37, 48, 20, 27, 12, 23