A 2005 NBC News Poll asked, "Which do you think is more likely to actually be the explanation for the origin of human life on Ea
rth: evolution or the biblical account of creation?" The poll surveyed 800 randomly selected adults nationwide. In all, 264 of the 800 responded "evolution." (a) The sample in this setting is: all 225 million adults in the United States.
Definition of a sample in statistics : A sample is a subset of a population sharing some similar characteristics in them. It basically represents the whole population having same characteristics.
For the given case , " The poll surveyed 800 randomly selected adults nationwide.
Here 800 randomly selected adults nationwide are representing the whole population of adults nationwide..
Thus , the sample in this setting is:<u>the 800 people interviewed</u> .
