Question

Reba wants to examine the TV-viewing habits of 18- to 25-year-old males in the United States. As it is quite impossible to include all males of this age group in her study, she selects a smaller group of 18- to 25-year old males to survey. The males included in her study are called a(n)

Answer 1

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Sample

Step-by-step explanation:

A sample refers to a small subset of a particular population of study. The sample must be chos n at random in other to ensure that it is representative of the entire population. In the scenario above, all males in the United States aged 18 - 25 years form the population of interest required for the study. However, due to the fact that it is impractical to include all in the study, then a smaller subset is selected form the population, which is referred to as the sample.