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Explain in your own words what it means that a sample must be representative of the population.
Name some of the factors that affect choosing a sample instead of a population when conducting a statistical study.
Based on the knowledge about population and sample, answer:
If you had the opportunity to carry out a statistical study on the students of the University, what would you use, a population or a sample?
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