Problem-Solving and Data AnalysisEasyIdentifying the population in a survey
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis practice question
A researcher surveys 50 randomly chosen residents of a town of 5,000 people about recycling. What is the population in this survey?
- A. All 5,000 residents of the townCorrect
- B. The 50 residents surveyed
- C. The residents who recycle
- D. The researcher's colleagues
Answer: A. All 5,000 residents of the town
The population is the whole group the survey is about; the 50 are the sample.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The 50 residents surveyed
- The 50 are the sample.
- C. The residents who recycle
- Recyclers are only part of the population.
- D. The researcher's colleagues
- Irrelevant.
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