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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.

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A small number of people used to represent an entire population is called a?

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A sample must be representative, meaning that it reflects the characteristics of the population it is drawn from. It must also be large enough to minimize sampling error and increase the likelihood of capturing the population's diversity.


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What is the entire set in which a sample is drawn in math?

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What is the defining characteristic of a representative sample?

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What is the list of elements in a population from which the sample is drawn?

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You calculate the actual sample mean, and from that number, you then estimate the probable mean (or the range) of the population from which that sample was drawn.


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