Question

A survey of 128 DeVry statistics students found that 83% read the announcements each week. What is the population and what is the sample

Answer 1

-Population is DeVry statistics students - Sample is 128 DeVry statistics students.

Explanation:

First of all, population is defined as a set of all elements while sample includes some or all those of elements, whereas, sample never includes more elements when compared to population.

Hence, we select sample from the population.

Now, in this question, the survey include 128 DeVry statistics students. Thus, these 128 statistics students would be a sample while total number of Devry statistics students will be the population.

83% is the sample statistic because it gives us numerical information about the sample.

Thus, we can conclude that;

-Population is DeVry statistics students - Sample is 128 DeVry statistics students.