Question

A radio talk show host asked listeners to respond either yes or no to the question, "Is the candidate who spends the most on a campaign the most likely to win?" Fifteen people called in and nine said yes. What is the implied population?(A) all callers(B) all adults(C) all radio listener(D) all listeners of the radio talk show

Answer 1

Answer: All listeners of the radio talk show

Explanation: In simple words, the part of the population that could be used for the research conducted is called the implied population of such research.

In the given case, all the listeners were the implied population as every one had the chance to participate. The callers are the sample of the population. Sample refers to the part of population actually used in the conduct of research.

Hence from the above we can conclude that the correct option is D.