Question

The students at Hamilton Middle School earned an ice cream social for meeting their goal in a food drive. The principal plans to buy several flavors of ice cream for students to choose from and wonders which flavors he should buy. The principal randomly selects 50 students and asks them which flavor of ice cream is their favorite. The principal finds cookie dough and chocolate are the most popular flavors.
What are the population and the sample of the principal's survey?
The population for this survey is
. The sample is

Answer 1

The population for this survey is **all students at Hamilton Middle School**. The sample is **the 50 randomly selected students** from that population.