#1 which of the following are samples of a po...
#1 which of the following are samples of a population? a. shuffling cards and using the order to determine which students will participate. b. inspecting all homes in a neighborhood for safety code violations. c. selecting colored balls from a jar while blindfolded to determine study participants. d. checking the health records of all patients in a specific hospital.
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# Brief Explanations:
A sample is a subset of a population. In option A, shuffling cards to select students is a sampling method. In option C, selecting colored balls blind - folded to pick study participants is also a sampling process. Options B and D involve looking at the entire group (all homes in a neighborhood and all patients in a hospital respectively), which are populations, not samples.
# Answer:
A. Shuffling cards and using the order to determine which students will participate, C. Selecting colored balls from a jar while blindfolded to determine study participants