Question

Samantha wants to know whether the food she serves in her restaurant is within a safe range of

temperatures. She randomly selects 70 entrees and measures their temperatures just before she
serves them to her customers.
What is the population?

Answer 1

Answer: The population would be the data of temperatures of all food served by the restaurant.

Explanation:

In a statistical study, the term population refers to the largest group of all individuals related to the study or the objective of the study.

Here, the objective of the study= To check the temperatures of food just before serving.

Population = Data of temperatures of all dishes served by restaurant.

Hence, the population would be the data of temperatures of all dishes served by the restaurant.