Population or Sample

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The part of the population being studied

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sample

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What would be the population in this example?
Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.

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all shoppers in the mall

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What would be the sample in this example?
Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.

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the shoppers who were asked their preferences

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_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

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Population

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What is the SAMPLE in a statistics project where 25 gumballs are drawn from a jar containing red and green gumballs?

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25 gumballs drawn

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A gaming website wanted to find out which console its visitors owned. Which choice best represents the population?

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All of the website visitors.

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Before a nation wide election, a polling place was trying to see who would win. Which choice best represents a sample? A selection of voters over age 50., A selection of male voters., A selection of voters of different ages., All of these.

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A selection of voters of different ages.

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Identify the Sample: A restaurant wants to know if customers buy dessert when they eat out. As people leave the restaurant one evening, 20 people are surveyed at random. Eight people say they usually order dessert when they eat out. The restaurant concluded that most customers do not order dessert.

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20 customers

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Identify the Sample:
To determine if the class understood the homework assignment, the math teacher checks the top 3 papers in the pile of collected homework. The teacher finds that all students understood the homework assignment.

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3 Students