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What was the population in Matt’s study?
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Matt wants to contrast girls’ and boys’ views about leadership. He selects a random sample of 100 students from Northeastern High School in Maine and administers a standardized leadership survey. Scores range from 5 to 20.
(A) the 100 students who took the survey
(B) American students
(C) high school students in Maine
(D) students at Northeastern High School
(E) high school students throughout the world
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(D) students at Northeastern High School
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The population in Matt’s study is the Northeastern High School student body. The population is defined as anyone who could have been in the study. Since Matt took a random sample of the whole student body, they all had a chance to be in the study. The group of 100 students who actually took the survey is known as the sample. American students, high school students in Maine, and high school students throughout the world are all groups that Matt might be interested in, and they might be closer to what you think of when you think of the word population, but they are not the population in this study because no one who was not attending Northeastern High School had the chance to be in Matt’s study.
Posted : 08/05/2024 7:48 pm