A researcher conducts a survey of the Canadian population, interviewing 1000 people with the same distribution of men and women, old and young, urban and rural people as the whole Canadian population. Of the following terms, this sample is best described as

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The sample is described as representative because it includes the same distribution of men and women, old and young, and urban and rural people as the whole Canadian population. This means that the sample is a good representation of the population it is trying to study.

A Researcher Conducts a Survey of the Canadian Population, Interviewing