Question

Math 7B Unit 9 Study Guide

15. Marta plays in a softball league. She wants to know about how many people also play soccer. Because there are 250 players in the league, she chooses the names of 50 of the players and asks then whether they also play soccer. Describe the population and sample. What is the size of the population and what is the size of the sample? Show your work.

Answer 1

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Population: All players in the softball league

- Size of population: 250 players

Sample: The 50 players Marta chooses and asks about playing soccer
- Size of sample: 50 players

In this scenario, Marta is using a sample of 50 players from the population of 250 players to estimate the proportion of players who also play soccer in the entire league.