A theme park has many attractions, one of which is the roller coaster. Are the people who ride the roller coaster the population, or a sample, of the theme park? Explain.

Question

Population. They are all the people at the theme park.


Sample. They are a subset of all the people at the theme park.


Both population and sample. They are all the people at the theme park.


Neither population nor sample. They are not the people at the theme park.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Sample. They are a subset of all the people at the theme park.

Here's the explanation:

In the context of statistical terms, a "population" refers to the entire group of individuals or items that share a characteristic, while a "sample" is a subset of that population chosen for analysis or observation.

In this case, the people riding the roller coaster are just a portion of all the visitors at the theme park at a given time. Therefore, they represent a sample of the overall population of all the people who are at the theme park.