POPULATION vs. SAMPLE A population is a complete collection of all elements to be studied. A sample is a subset of a population that will serve as a representative of the whole population.
EXERCISE: I AM A PART OF A WHOLE? Tell whether the following involves population or a sample . All female students of Umangan National High School Registered voters in the municipality of Quezon. One candidate of Miss World each country. Ten percent of the members of the Bayanihan Multi-Purpose Cooperative. List of presidential candidates for election 2016
EXERCISE: I AM A PART OF A WHOLE? Identify the phrase that indicates population and phrase that indicates a sample. The principal wants to determine the communication skills of grade 7 students from section A in their school for his research. He invites 10 students to represent their section. Elvie examines a sack of rice before she buys from a store. She took a handful from the sack to check if this is the variety that she is looking for.