Answer to Question #174120 in Statistics and Probability for Lucy

Question

Question 1) In each of the following situations, identify the population and the sample

(i). There are 50 books in statistics in our library which contains a collection of 5,000 books.

(ii). About 20% of the stones heaped on the building site are round in shape.

(iii). The dream that there will be more female than male politicians in Ghana will never be realized

(iv) About 10% of pregnant mothers reporting to hospitals are infected with HIV virus.

(v) Since the last major earthquake in 1939, there have been 60 earth tremors in Ghana, with 20 these occurring over the past 5 years.

Answer 1

1). Population contain the whole elements, categories and value of the data set whereas sample are the some derived part of population.. Now,

(i) Here our population is total number of books in the library that is 5000 whereas our sample is number of books of statistics in library that is 50.

(ii) Here our population if types of stones at building site whereas our sample is round shaped stones at building site which is 20%.

(iii). Here our population is total number of politicians in Ghana (both male and female) whereas our sample is number of female politicians in Ghana.

(iv). Here our population is total number of people affected with HIV whereas our sample is pregnant number of women's which are affected with HIV which is 10%.

(v). Here our population is total number of earthquake occured in Ghana till now which is 60, whereas our sample is number of earthquake occurred in Ghana in past 5 years which is 20.