Answer:
a) For this case the population of study is " the 12,304 students who live in off-campus housing and have not yet graduated " since the objective of the study is know how much students pay per month for rent in off-campus housing. So thn th epopulation size is N = 12304.
b) They select 200 students who live in off-campus housing and have not yet graduated selected using random sampling from the total population of 12304. So the sample size is n=200
As we can see in the info they got response just for 78 questionairres, so then the response rate is (78/200)*100 =39% and the non response rate is 100-39= 61.
So at the end the final sample consist on 39% of the original sample with 78 responses available for the analysis.
For this case we can redefine the sample as "The k students selected at random who live in off-campus housing and have not yet graduated and answer the mail questionairries ". And as we can see we have a better definition fo the real sample for this situation.
Step-by-step explanation:
Previous concepts
The term population represent to the total set of observations in a sample space S defined, and with an specified characteristics.
The term sample represent a set of individuals or objects who are a subsample of the population who are "collected or selected from a statistical population by a defined procedure".
Part a
For this case the population of study is " the 12,304 students who live in off-campus housing and have not yet graduated " since the objective of the study is know how much students pay per month for rent in off-campus housing. So thn th epopulation size is N = 12304.
Part b
They select 200 students who live in off-campus housing and have not yet graduated selected using random sampling from the total population of 12304. So the sample size is n=200
As we can see in the info they got response just for 78 questionairres, so then the response rate is (78/200)*100 =39% and the non response rate is 100-39= 61.
So at the end the final sample consist on 39% of the original sample with 78 responses available for the analysis.
For this case we can redefine the sample as "The k students selected at random who live in off-campus housing and have not yet graduated and answer the mail questionairries ". And as we can see we have a better definition fo the real sample for this situation.
