Which of the following is most likely a population as opposed to a sample?
A) Inhabitants of a town
B) Every fourth person to enter at the shopping centre
C) Participants in an online survey
D) Fifty voters selected from a town's voter rolls

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A population refers to a group of individuals or objects that share some common characteristic and is usually large in size. Inhabitants of a town is an example of a population. The other options are examples of samples, which are smaller subsets of a population.

Which of the Following Is Most Likely a Population as Opposed