Question

A survey asks "would you like to see more or less government spending on natural disasters?" Of the 1496 respondents, 723 responded "more" or "much more". The population of interest consists of

A) the proportion of American adults who would respond "more" or "much more"

B) the 723 respondents who responded "more" or "much more"

C) the 1496 respondents

D) all American adults

E) the proportion of respondents who responded "more" or "much more"

Answer 1

D) all American adults

Explanation:

The 1496 respondents are the sample of the survey that was used to represent the population of interest, which is the total population from which the sample was drawn and the population from which the researchers want to find conclusions.

Looking at the alternatives, the only one that fits the description is alternative D) all American adults .