A polling company conducted a survey of voters to obtain data for a political campaign. They selected 3500 voters randomly from the 168,000 names on the voter registration lists of the county and found that 1372 intended to vote for candidate Doe. The 3500 voters represent:
A) the population.
B) the sample.

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The 3500 voters represent the sample, as they were randomly selected from the larger population of 168,000 voters. The sample was used to obtain data on voting intentions, which can be extrapolated to make predictions about the larger population.

A Polling Company Conducted a Survey of Voters to Obtain