Question

the mayor wants to know how the people of the city feel about a bottle tax. she sends her staff to a randomly selected block in each of the citys election districts. the staff members interview all the residents on the block that are home that day.

what is the population?

• all the people in the city
• all the people who live on the block
• all the people who live on the block and are home that day

what is the sample?

• all the people in the city
• all the people who live on the block
• all the people who live on the block and are home that day

Explanation:

Identify the target population

The mayor wants to know how the people of the city feel about a bottle tax. The Statistical Population represents the entire group of individuals that the researcher wants to draw conclusions about. Since the mayor's goal is to understand the opinion of the entire city, the population is all the people in the city.

Identify the sample

The Sample vs Population relationship defines the sample as the specific subgroup of the population from whom data is actually collected. The staff members interview all the residents on the selected blocks who are home that day. Therefore, the actual group of people surveyed (the sample) consists of all the people who live on those blocks and are home that day.

Answer:

Question 1

• all the people in the city (Correct answer)
• all the people who live on the block
• all the people who live on the block and are home that day

Question 2

• all the people in the city
• all the people who live on the block
• all the people who live on the block and are home that day (Correct answer)