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

Explanation:

In statistics, the population refers to the entire group of individuals or items that we are interested in studying. Here, the survey is about households in a given state owning a television. The entire set of households in that state is the population. The 1,565 households surveyed is the sample (a subset of the population used for the survey). The 1,127 households that owned televisions is a part - count within the sample.

Answer:

all the households in given state