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What is a sample and how is it related to the population?
A sample is the subgroup or fraction of the population. It is a true representative of the population.
Differentiate between finite population and infinite population with examples.
A finite population contains a finite number of units, such as the number of students in a university. An infinite population contains an infinite number of units, like the number of stars in the sky.
Define population and give an example of a finite population.
Population is defined as all events, individuals, or objects of interest. An example of a finite population is the number of workers in a factory.
What are population members and sample units?
Each individual unit of the population is called a population member, while each unit of the sample is known as a sample unit.
Provide examples of a population and a sample.
An example of a population is the total number of houses in a village or town. A sample could be the number of students from a particular college.
What is a sampling unit?
The constituents of a population which are individuals to be sampled from the population and cannot be further subdivided for the purpose of the sampling at a time.
Give an example of a sampling unit.
To know the average yield of rice, each farm owner’s yield of rice is a sampling unit.
What is the Census method in statistics?
In census method, each and every unit of the population is investigated and information is collected from every unit of the population.
What is the primary advantage of the Census method?
The data are collected from each and every item of the population, making the results more accurate and reliable.
What is the Sampling method in statistics?
The procedure of collecting data from a sample and giving the conclusion about the population.
Explore the concept of population and sample in statistics with this quiz. Learn about the definition of population, examples of population, and the characteristics of population members.
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