A magazine publisher mails a survey to every subscriber asking about the timeliness of its subscription service. The publisher finds that only 5% of the subscribers responded. This 5% Represents what?
A)The population
B)The sample

Question

A magazine publisher mails a survey to every subscriber asking about the timeliness of its subscription service. The publisher finds that only 5% of the subscribers responded. This 5% Represents what? 
A)The population
B)The sample

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The 5% of subscribers who responded to the survey represent the sample, as they are a subset of the entire group of subscribers (the population) from which data was collected.

A Magazine Publisher Mails a Survey to Every Subscriber Asking