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:

For the population: It refers to the entire group the mayor wants to study, which is all people in the city.
For the sample: It refers to the specific group actually interviewed, which is all residents on the selected blocks who are home that day.

Answer:

What is the population?
all the people in the city

What is the sample?
all the people who live on the block and are home that day