Question

Clara needs to purchase a new dress for a dance. There are several malls near her location. She decides to shop for the dress at Northfield Mall and purchase the dress from one of the stores at that mall.

Which answer best describes the sample and population?




Sample: all available dresses at stores in Northfield Mall
Population: all available dresses at any location in Clara's state

Sample: all available dresses at stores in Northfield Mall
Population: all available dresses near Clara's location

Sample: all available dresses near Clara's location
Population: all available dresses at stores in Northfield Mall

Sample: all available dresses near Clara's location
Population: all available dresses at any location in Clara's state

Answer 1

Population:stores to purchase a new dress for a dance.

sample: malls near her location.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Sample: all dresses at stores in Northfield Mall

Population: all dresses at any nearby location.

Explanation:

We know that the size of the sample is always smaller than the size of the population.

Here Clara needs to purchase a new dress for a dance, so the population will be all the dresses within her location.

She decides to shop for the dress at Northfield Mall and purchase the dress from one of the stores at that mall. This indicates the small sample, that is ideally representative of the population.

So, the best answer would be :

Sample: all dresses at stores in Northfield Mall

Population: all dresses at any nearby location.