Question

Define suitable populations from which the following samples are selected: (a) Persons in 200 homes in the city of Richmond are called on the phone and asked to name the candidate they favor for election to the school board. (b) A coin is tossed 100 times and 34 tails are recorded. (c) Two hundred pairs of a new type of tennis shoe were tested on the professional tour and, on average, lasted 4 months. (d) On five different occasions it took a lawyer 21, 26, 24, 22, and 21 minutes to drive from her suburban home to her midtown office.

Answer 1

Using sampling concepts, it is found that the suitable populations are:

a) All Richmond residents.

b) Results of all coin tosses.

c) All pairs of the new type of tennis shoe.

d) The average time on all days is takes to drive from her suburban home to her midtown office.

An example of sampling is asking a sample of 500 Buffalo Bills fans if they think their offense should run the ball more.

• The population is all Buffalo Bills fans.

Hence, following the example, first identifying the sample and then expanding it for the population the items are answered.

Item a:

Sample of 200 Richmond homes, hence, the population is all Richmond residents.

Item b:

Sample from the results of 100 coin tosses, hence the population is the results of all coin tosses.

Item c:

Sample from 200 pairs of the new tennis shoe, hence the population is all the pairs of this new tennis shoe.

Item d:

Sample for the time it took to drive from her suburban home to her midtown office of 5 days, hence, the population is the time for all days.

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