The student senate at a university with 15,000 students is interested in the pro

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The student senate at a university with 15,000 students is interested in the proportion of students who favor a change in the grading system to allow for plus and minus grades (e.g., B+, B, B-, rather than just B). Two hundred students are interviewed to determine their attitude toward this proposed change.

What is the population of interest?

A. The entire student body (the 15,000 students).

B. The 200 students interviewed.    

C. The 2,000 students interviewed.

D. All students who favor a change in the grading system.

E. The student senate.

What group constitutes the sample?

A. The entire student body (the 15,000 students).

B.The 200 students interviewed.    

C. The 2,000 students interviewed.

D. All students who favor a change in the grading system.

E. The student senate.

Explanation / Answer

What is the population of interest?

Ans: A. The entire student body (the 15,000 students).

What group constitutes the sample?

Ans: B.The 200 students interviewed.

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