Asked by Noid

Maritza plays in a softball league. SHe wants 2 know abt how many players in da league also play basketball. Bc there r 225 players in da league she chooses da names of 45 players n ask them whether the also play basketball. Describe da popualtion n da sample wut is da size of da population wut is da size of da sample show ur work

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
In statistics, we differentiate between a population and a sample:

1. **Population**: The entire group that you want to draw conclusions about. In this case, the population is all the players in the softball league.

2. **Sample**: A subset of the population that is selected for the survey or study. In this case, the sample consists of the 45 players Maritza asks about their involvement in basketball.

**Now, let's summarize the information:**

- **Population**: The entire group of players in the softball league.
- **Size of the Population**: 225 players

- **Sample**: The subset that Maritza selected to ask about basketball.
- **Size of the Sample**: 45 players

### Summary:
- **Population**: All 225 players in the league
- **Sample**: 45 players selected by Maritza
- **Size of Population**: 225
- **Size of Sample**: 45

This distinction helps us understand that while Maritza is only asking a few players (the sample), she is trying to infer information about the larger group (the population).

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