Explain the relationship between the terms population, sample, representative sample, random selection, and random sample
What will be an ideal response?
In research, we use random selection to generate a random sample from the population. The sample is the group of people we study and the population is the larger group of people about whom we are trying to draw conclusions. When we randomly select, we are more likely to draw a sample that is representative of the population, or like the population on important characteristics.
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