Question

If a population consisted of 32,000 people, a sample of the population could consist of which of the following numbers of people? A. 3,200,000 B. 32,000,000 C. 3200 D. 320,000 SUBMIT previous

Answer 1

The general rule in statistics is that the sample size can never exceed the size of the whole population. This means that any number larger than 32,000 cannot be a possible sample size.

Looking at the options given:

Option A: 3,200,000 - This number is significantly larger than the total population size of 32,000, so this cannot be a possible sample size.

Option B: 32,000,000 - This number is also much larger than our total population size of 32,000, so this cannot be a possible sample size either.

Option C: 3,200 - This number fits within the total population size of 32,000, making it a possible sample size.

Option D: 320,000 - This number is larger than the total population size of 32,000, meaning this cannot be a possible sample size.

So, the only possible sample size for a population of 32,000 is option C: 3,200.