Concept explainers
To identify: The sample and the population. Then classify the type of data collection used.
Answer to Problem 1BCYP
Sample: The 1000 citizens who fill the questionnaire.
Population: All citizens of the city.
Type of data collection used: Survey.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The city council wants to start a recycling program. They send out questionnaire to 1000 random citizens asking what they would recycle.
Since 1000 random citizens are selected from all citizens of the city, 1000 citizens who fill the questionnaire form the sample while all citizens of the city form the population. Since data is collected through responses given by the 1000 people, the form of data collection used here is a survey.
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