Question

researchers would like to assess the overall health of white pine trees in a state park. using a computer program, the researchers selected 100 random points in the state park and assessed the trees closest to the selected points. of the 100 trees selected, 24 showed damage to their lower limbs. which of the following describes the population in this setting?

all white pine trees in the world

the 24 trees that show damage

the 100 trees checked for damage

all white pine trees in the state park

Explanation:

The population is the entire group of interest for the study. Here, researchers aim to assess the overall health of white pine trees in the state park, so the population includes all such trees in that specific park. The 100 checked trees are a sample, 24 damaged trees are a subset of the sample, and world-wide trees are outside the study's scope.

Answer:

all white pine trees in the state park