The population in this scenario is all the players in the softball league, which consists of 225 players. The sample is the group of 45 players that Maritza chose to ask about playing basketball.
Population size: 225 players
Sample size: 45 players
Therefore, the population size is 225 and the sample size is 45.
Maritza plays in a softball league. She wants to know about how many players in the league also play basketball. Because
there are 225 players in the league, she chooses the names of 45 of the players and asks them whether they also play
basketball. Describe the population and the sample. What is the size of the population, and what is the size of the sample?
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