<PRE><B>Question 492579</B>
 A magazine article cited the numbers on household income in Berea, KY as given by the U.S. Census Bureau. Was a sample or the population used? 
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Although the Census attempts to collect data from every individual family
unit it does not succeed in doing it.  Still a Census is considered  as having
provided parameters of a population.
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Congress refuses to authorize random sampling because the Founding
Fathers did not state that in the Constitution.  Oh Well!
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Cheers,
Stan H.  </PRE>