Question

6 a reporter wants to know the percentage of voters in the state who support building a new highway. what is the reporter’s population?
a the number of people who live in the state
b the people who were interviewed in the state
c all voters over 25 years old in the state
d all eligible voters in the state

○ a
○ d
○ b
○ c

Explanation:

The reporter wants to know the percentage of voters in the state who support building a new highway. The population in a statistical context here refers to the entire group of interest. The group of interest is voters in the state, specifically all eligible voters (since eligible voters are the ones who can vote on such matters). Option A includes all people (not just voters), Option B is the sample (interviewed people), Option C restricts to voters over 25 (not all voters), and Option D is all eligible voters in the state, which is the correct population.

Answer:

D. all eligible voters in the state