USA-Pre-Algebra
Data and graphs
Random sampling and inference
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In statistics, what is the difference between a \(\textbf{population}\) and a \(\textbf{sample}\)?
The \(\textit{population}\) is the entire group we want to learn about; the \(\textit{sample}\) is a smaller subset of the population that we actually study.
The \(\textit{population}\) is the smaller subset; the \(\textit{sample}\) is the entire group.
They mean the same thing.
Both terms refer only to people, not other types of data.
The \(\textit{population}\) is the entire group we want to learn about; the \(\textit{sample}\) is a smaller subset of the population that we actually study.
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