A polling organization contacts 16211621 undergraduates who attend a collegeunde
ID: 3131400 • Letter: A
Question
A polling organization contacts
16211621
undergraduates who attend a collegeundergraduates who attend a college
andand
live outside the United Stateslive outside the United States
and asks whether or not they had
taken a course intaken a course innbsp conversational English nbsp conversational English during their studiesduring their studies.
What is the population in the study?
A.
Undergraduates who attend a collegeUndergraduates who attend a college
andand
live outside the United Stateslive outside the United States
and have
taken a course intaken a course innbsp conversational English. conversational English.
B.
Undergraduates who attend a collegeUndergraduates who attend a college
andand
live outside the Unitedlive outside the United
States.States.
C.
Undergraduates who attend a collegeUndergraduates who attend a college
andand
have
taken a course intaken a course innbsp conversational English. conversational English.
D.
Undergraduates who attend a college.Undergraduates who attend a college.
What is the sample in the study?
A.
Undergraduates who attend a college.Undergraduates who attend a college.
B.
Undergraduates who attend a collegeUndergraduates who attend a college
andand
live outside the Unitedlive outside the United
States.States.
C.
The
16211621
undergraduates who attend a collegeundergraduates who attend a college
andand
have
taken a course intaken a course innbsp conversational English. conversational English.
D.
The
16211621
undergraduates who attend a collegeundergraduates who attend a college
andand
live outside the Unitedlive outside the United
States.States.
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Explanation / Answer
As they took sample of undergraduates who attend a college undergraduates and live outside the United States, then the population must be
OPTION B: Undergraduates who attend a college and live outside the United States. [ANSWER]
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The sample is
OPTION D: The 1621 undergraduates who attend a college and live outside the United States. [ANSWER]
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Note that "taken converstional english" is not a characteristic of ALL THE SAMPLE, as it is simply asked to them.