Module 8: Background You’ll Need 1

  • Distinguish a sample from a population.

Populations, Samples, and Proportions

population and sample

Population: The population refers to the entire group or collection of individuals, objects, or events that we are interested in learning or making inferences about.

 

Sample: A sample refers to a subset of individuals, objects, or events that are selected from a larger population to provide information and make inferences about the entire population.