Population VS Sample

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.

• 1. A selection of shoppers from different states.

• 3,800 children age 5 - 15

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.

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

• Visitors to the 3DS section.

• All of the website visitors.

• 1. Visitors to the PS4 section. 

• Visitors who are on the website for more than 5 minutes.

A toy store owner is tracking how much kids spend each month on toys at his specific store. Which choice best represents a POPULATION?

• All of the kids who buy toys

• 227 rich kids

• 228 boys age 7 - 15

• 235 kids from age 10 to 15

A school principal wants to see which subject the 695 students in his school liked best. Which choice represents a SAMPLE?

• The girls in the school.

• The students from 1 randomly selected classroom for each grade level at the school.

• All the students in the school.

• The students making a B in math.

The entire group that you want to draw conclusions about is known as the ______________.

• sample
• population
• sample size

A smaller version of the entire group that you want to draw conclusions about is known as the ______________.

• Population

• Sample

• Sample Size

The number of subjects in the smaller version of the entire group that you want to draw conclusions about is known as the ______________.

• Population

• Sample

• Sample Size

A bagel shop takes a survey to find the approximate percentage of its customers who prefer the new shop hours. What is the POPULATION of this​ survey?

• All of the bagel​ shop's customers

• All bagels sold by the bagel shop

• The customers who were surveyed

• All people in the same town as the bagel shop

During a middle school baseball ​game, every spectator placed his or her ticket stub into a container. After the​ game, the coach counted 100 tickets total. The coach then chose 15 tickets randomly and asked those spectators to rate the concession stand food. What is the SAMPLE SIZE in this​ situation?

• 100 People

• 15 People

• 115 People

• All of the Above