Question

a survey of 1,565 households estimated that 72% of the households in a given state owned a television.

what is the population?

• all the households in given state
• 1565 households surveyed
• 1127 households that owned televisions

what is the sample?

• all state households
• 1565 households surveyed
• 1127 households that owned televisions

Explanation:

Define the population

Using the Statistical Population knowledge point

• The population is the entire group of individuals or objects that we want information about.
• Here, the survey aims to estimate the percentage of households in a given state that own a television.
• Therefore, the population consists of all the households in that given state.

Define the sample

Using the Sample vs Population knowledge point

• The sample is the subset of the population from which data is actually collected.
• In this scenario, data was collected from the \(1,565\) households that were surveyed.
• Therefore, the sample is the \(1,565\) households surveyed.

Answer:

Question 1

• all the households in given state (Correct answer)
• 1565 households surveyed
• 1127 households that owned televisions

Question 2

• all state households
• 1565 households surveyed (Correct answer)
• 1127 households that owned televisions