Question

explaining populations and samples
alan is conducting a survey to find out the type of art
preferred by students at the town’s high school. identify
the population of his survey and describe a possible
sample of the population.

Explanation:

The population in Alan's survey is all students at the town's high school (the entire group he wants to study). A possible sample could be a random selection of, say, 100 students from different grade levels and different classes in the high school. This sample is a subset of the population and can be used to make inferences about the preferences of all students (the population). For example, if the survey is about favorite art forms, the population is every high - school student in the town, and a sample could be 50 freshmen, 30 sophomores, 10 juniors, and 10 seniors selected randomly from their respective homerooms.

Answer:

• Population: All students at the town's high school.
• Sample: A randomly selected group of students (e.g., 100 students) from different grades/classes of the town's high school.