Question

As part of her master's thesis work, Amy is conducting a survey of dating attitudes and behaviors among young adults. She first distributes questionnaires to 200 randomly selected students enrolled in introductory psychology courses at her college. The 200 students constitute Amy's _____. The people to whom she assumes her results will generalize are called the _____

Answer 1

Answer:

The 200 students constitute Amy's sample. The people to whom she assumes her results will generalize are called the population.

Explanation:

When conducting a survey or a study, we will apply the findings to a population, that is, a specific group of people. In this case, Amy's population is quite large: young adults. Since it would be impossible for Amy to conduct the survey with the whole population of young adults, she does it with only a part of it, a subgroup of the population called the sample. From her findings with the sample, Amy will generalize her conclusions to the whole population of young adults.