Question

#17 consider this scenario: 1,500 american women who work for large companies are polled to determine the percentage who feel that women are under - represented in top management positions within their own company. in this scenario, what is the population? (a)all american women (b) the 1,500 women polled (c) all american women who work for large companies (d) the percentage of american women working for large companies who feel that women are under - represented in top management positions within their own company. #18 referring to the scenario in question #17 above, what is the sample? (a)all american women (b) the 1,500 women polled (c) all american women who work for large companies (d) the percentage of american women working for large companies who feel that women are under - represented in top management positions

Explanation:

In statistics, the population is the entire group of individuals or items that we are interested in studying. Here, we are interested in American women who work for large - companies. The sample is a subset of the population that is actually observed or surveyed. The 1,500 women polled are the sample.

Answer:

#17: C. All American women who work for large companies
#18: B. The 1,500 women polled