Question

brand y - cola sponsors a survey of 15,559 residents of texas to determine which brand of cola they prefer. forty percent say they prefer brand x, and 60 percent say they prefer brand y. which of the following is the sample used for the survey? the residents of texas the 15,559 residents the 40 percent who prefer brand x cola the 60 percent who prefer brand y cola

Explanation:

In a survey, the sample is the group of individuals actually surveyed. Here, 15,559 residents of Texas were surveyed. The 40% and 60% are just the results within this sample. The entire population could be all residents of Texas, but the sample is the 15,559 surveyed residents.

Answer:

B. the 15,559 residents