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#17 consider this scenario: 1,500 american women who work for large companies are polled to determine the percentage who feel that women are under - represented in top management positions within their own company. in this scenario, what is the population? (a) all american women (b) the 1,500 women polled (c) all american women who work for large companies (d) the percentage of american women working for large companies who feel that women are under - represented in top management positions within their own company. #18 referring to the scenario in question #17 above, what is the sample? (a) all american women (b) the 1,500 women polled (c) all american women who work for large companies (d) the percentage of american women working for large companies who feel that women are under - represented in top management positions

Explanation:

Question [#17]

To determine the population, we need to identify the entire group about which we want to draw conclusions. The scenario involves polling 1,500 American women who work for large companies to find the percentage of those who feel women are under - represented in top management positions in their own company. The population should be the entire group that the sample (the 1,500 women polled) is drawn from. Option A is too broad as it includes all American women, not just those working for large companies. Option B is the sample, not the population. Option D is a percentage (a statistic), not a group of people. Option C, all American women who work for large companies, is the entire group we are interested in, so it is the population.

The sample is the part of the population that is actually surveyed. In this scenario, 1,500 American women who work for large companies are polled. Option A is too broad. Option C is the population. Option D is a percentage (a statistic), not the sample. Option B, the 1,500 women polled, is the part of the population (all American women who work for large companies) that is surveyed, so it is the sample.

Answer:

C. All American women who work for large companies

Question [#18]