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A population is the collection of all of the units of interest to a researcher. A sample is a subset of this collection that the researcher selects that is typically smaller than the population.

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How is a sample related to a population?

A sample is a subset of the population.


What is a random sample from a population?

A random sample is a sample (subset of the population) where each member of the population has an equal chance of being sampled. See related links.


How can you tell if the population data is related to the sample data?

There are Goodness-of-Fit tests that can be used. The choice of test will depend on what is known about the population and sample data.


Will a population mean and sample mean always be identical?

The sample mean will seldom be the same as the population mean due to sampling error. See the related link.


What is subset of a population called?

A Sample


What sentence is a true statement Is a sample a subset of the population or Is a population a subset of the sample?

A sample is a subset of the population.


How is a sample different from a population?

The sample is a subset of the population.


What will happen if the sample you have drawn from the population does not represent the population?

You are studying the sample because you want to find out information about the whole population. If the sample you have drawn from the population does not represent the population, you will find out about the sample but will not find out about the population.


Is the data is sample or population?

Data is neither sample nor population. Data are collected for attributes. These can be for a sample or a population.


What is a sample that that consists of everyone in the population?

It is not a sample. A sample must be a proper subset of the whole population.


What is represenatative sample of population?

A representative sample is one where the statistics of the sample are the same as the statistics for the parent population.


What does it mean for a sample to representative of a population?

That the key characteristics of the population are reflected in the sample.

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