Question

practice: identify the sample and population for each scenario. a researcher is interested in knowing the average height of every person in the united states. he randomly collects data from 1,000,000 people in the united states. a researcher visits four neighborhoods in sealy to inquire the age of each resident in order to generalize the average age of sealy residents. mr. mcelroy is trying to determine if students are interested in having a school dance. he stands at the entrance of shs and asks 100 students as they enter. 95 students responded to him with their opinion. population: population: population: sample: sample: sample:

Explanation:

Step1: Define population

Population is the entire group of interest. For the first scenario, it's all people in the United States. For the second, all residents of Sealy. For the third, all students at SHS.

Step2: Define sample

Sample is a subset of the population. In the first, 1,000,000 people. In the second, residents in the four neighborhoods visited. In the third, 100 students who entered and 95 who responded.

Answer:

Scenario	Population	Sample
Second	All residents of Sealy	Residents in the four neighborhoods visited
Third	All students at SHS	100 students who entered (95 who responded)