Question

A researcher wants to know how homeowners in her state feel about home warranties. She obtains a list of 879 homeowners in her state, selects 300 of them at random, and emails a questionnaire to them. 64 questionnaires are returned. Of these, 80% stated that they believe that the current home warranty coverage needs to be completely overhauled. Classify the following groups as the population or the sample for this particular study.
a. all homeowners in the researcher's state
b. The 879 homeowners whose names were obtained
c. The 64 homeowners who returned the questionnaire
d. The 80% who stated that the current home warranty coverage needs to be completely overhauled

Answer 1

Answer:

a. The population

b. The accessible population

c. The sample

d. The statistic

Step-by-step explanation:

a. All the homeowners in the researchers state = The target population

b. The 879 homeowners whose name were obtained = The sample frame (accessible population)

c. The 64 homeowners who returned the questionnaire = Research participants (the sample), the subjects

d. The 80% who stated that the current home warranty coverage needs to be completely overhauled = The statistic (subset or part of the sample)