Question

A community wanted to see how the regular church attendance rate in their area compared to the nationwide percentage. They surveyed a random sample of 600 residents and found that 405 or 67.5% said they attend religious services on a regular basis

What is the population of interest?
A. People in the nation
B: People in the community
C: 600 residents in the survey
D: Religious service attendees in the community

Answer 1

The population of interest is people in the community. The community surveyed a random sample of 600 residents to compare the regular church attendance rate in their area to the nationwide percentage.

Step-by-step explanation:

The population of interest in this study is B: People in the community. The community wanted to compare the regular church attendance rate in their area to the nationwide percentage. Therefore, they surveyed a random sample of 600 residents in their community.