SOLUTION: A polling organization contacts 2141 male university graduates who have a white-collar job and asks whether or not they had received a raise at work during the past 4 months. Iden

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Question 1181770: A polling organization contacts 2141 male university graduates who have a white-collar job and asks whether or not they had received a raise at work during the past 4 months. Identify the sample and population.
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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A population is the entire group that you want to draw conclusions about.
A sample is the specific group that you will collect data from.
The size of the sample is always less than the total size of the population.
In research, a population doesn't always refer to people.

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https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/population-vs-sample/#:~:text=A%20population%20is%20the%20entire,t%20always%20refer%20to%20people.