Following are the published weights (in pounds) of all of the team members of th
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Question
Following are the published weights (in pounds) of all of the team members of the San Francisco 49ers from a previous year (Source: San Jose Mercury News)
177 205 210 210 232 205 185 185 178 210 206 212 184 174 185 242 188 212 215 247 241 223 220 260 245 259278 270 280 295 275 285 290 272 273 280 285 286 200 215 185 230 250 241 190 260 250 302 265 290 276 228265
If our population were all professional football players, would the above data be a sample of weights or the population of weights? Why?
Explanation / Answer
Since popualiton is were all professional players and data published weights (in pounds) only of the team members of the San Francisco 49ers from a previous year so it is a sample.