Sample, Population

Complete the definition:

A _________ consists of all subjects (human or otherwise) that are being studied

• Statistics

• Number

• People

• Population

• Pueblo

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Complete the definition:

A _______ is a subset of a population

• sample

• sampel

• people

• statistics

• group

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Population or Sample?

A survey of 1353 American households found that 18% of the households own a computer.

• Population

• Sample

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Population or Sample?

A recent survey of 2625 elementary school children found that 28% of the children could be classified obese.

• Population

• Sample

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Population or Sample?

The average weight of every person entering the mall within 3 hour period was 146 lb.

• Population

• Sample

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A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States liked their new logo.
Which choice best represents a population?

• A selection of logo artists.
• Every person in the United States.
• A selection of shoppers from different shoppers from different states.
• 3,800 children age 5-15

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A musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs.
Which choice best represents a sample?

• Every person who bought the album.
• A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album.
• 250 girls who bought the album.
• A selection of 3,294 people who bought the album.

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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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