Question

Researchers want to find out which U.S. movie has the most positive audience reaction for the current week. As they exited a randomly selected movie​ theater, movie-goers were asked to give the movie they had just viewed a letter grade of​ A, B,​ C, D, or F. In this​ scenario, the​ movie-goers are an example of a​ _______.

A. Census
B. Population
C. Statistic
D. Power
E. Sample

Answer 1

E, Sample

Step-by-step explanation:

The complexity of the population during research gives rise to the need for dividing the population into a manageable group. A sample is a fraction of a population that represents the population during research. The sample reduces the population for the research and it must reflect the true character of the population.

There are a lot of moviegoers in the U.S and it will be impossible for the researcher to work with all. The selected movie goes selected refers to the sample of the population of moviegoers in the U.S