Question

During each summer, many families spend part of their vacation time at a beach along the East or West Coast. Due to the popularity of movies like Jaws and The Shallows, and publicity about recent shark attacks on surfers, swimmers, snorkelers, and spearfishermen, Americans have become increasingly concerned about water activities. Research suggests that 58% of all shark attacks involve surfers. One thousand records of shark attacks are selected, and each is categorized by the victim group. Identify the population, sample, and variable for the study.

Answer 1

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POPULATION : The population is the surfers , swimmers, snorkelers and spear-fishermen in America

SAMPLE : The 1000 records of shark attacks selected

VARIABLE FOR STUDY: 580 surfers

Explanation:

Generally the population is the surfers , swimmers, snorkelers and spear-fishermen in America

This is because it is the entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn

Generally the sample is the 1000 records of shark attacks selected

This is because this the number drawn from the population for statistical testing also this contain the characteristics of the population

Generally the variable for study is 58% of 1000 = 580 surfers

This is because the this 580 surfer is the major focus of the Researchers study