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1. A political scientist surveys 78 of the current 173 representatives in a state's congress. Of them, 35 said they were supporting the bill, 25 said they were not supporting the bill, and 18 were undecided.What is the population size? representativesWhat is the sample size? representatives

1. A political scientist surveys 78 of the current 173 representatives in a state-example-1

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The population size corresponds to all the current representatives: 173 representatives.

The sample size is the portion of representatives that participate in the survey: 78 representatives.

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