Question

THIS IS STATISTICS** Are physically fit people less likely to die of cancer? An article in the May 2002 issue of "Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise" reported results of a study that followed 25,892 men aged 30 to 87 for 10 years. The most physically fit men had a 55% lower risk of death from cancer than the least fit group. What is the population of interest and the sample in this scenario? Write your response using complete sentences. plz help

Answer 1

In this case the population of interest is the set of all men aged 30 to 87.

In this case the sample is the set of 25,892 men aged 30 to 87.

Explanation:

A population is the set of all the data that can be collected and from which a smaller set of data is drawn for further examination. A population may denote to a group of individuals, articles, trials or measurements. A population can thus be called as a collection of information regarding subjects combined together by a common characteristic.

In this case the population of interest is the set of all men aged 30 to 87.

A sample denotes a smaller, controllable form of a larger cluster. It is a subset comprising of the characteristics of a bigger population. Samples are used in statistical experiments when the population under consideration is too large for the test to include all the members.

In this case the sample is the set of 25,892 men aged 30 to 87.