What is the main difference between a population and a sample?
- A population can only consist of people
- A population is always smaller than a sample
- A sample is a subset of a population
- A sample is always larger than a population
The main difference between a population and a sample is that a sample is a subset of a population. A population refers to the entire group of individuals or observations that we're interested in, while a sample is a smaller group that's been selected from that population.
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