Lexie wants to know the proportion of shoppers at Lakeline Mall who are 25 years old or younger. She takes a random sample of 300 shoppers at Lakeline Mall and sees that 189 of them were 25 years old or younger. Let p represent the proportion of shoppers at Lakeline Mall that are 25 years old or younger. Identify the population and the sample in this study.        Population = the 300 shoppers selected; Sample = all of the shoppers at this mall.       Population = all of the shoppers at this mall; Sample = the number of people 25 years old or less.       Population = all of the shoppers at this mall; Sample = the 300 shoppers selected.       Population = the 300 shoppers selected; Sample = the number of people 25 years old or less.

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Lexie wants to know the proportion of shoppers at Lakeline Mall who are 25 years old or younger. She takes a random sample of 300 shoppers at Lakeline Mall and sees that 189 of them were 25 years old or younger. Let p represent the proportion of shoppers at Lakeline Mall that are 25 years old or younger. Identify the population and the sample in this study. 
 
 
 
Population = the 300 shoppers selected; Sample = all of the shoppers at this mall.
 
 
 
Population = all of the shoppers at this mall; Sample = the number of people 25 years old or less.
 
 
 
Population = all of the shoppers at this mall; Sample = the 300 shoppers selected.
 
 
 
Population = the 300 shoppers selected; Sample = the number of people 25 years old or less.
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Population:

A population is the entire group about which the conclusions are made.

Sample:

A sample is the subset of population that is used to draw conclusions about the population.

Explanation:

Here, the population is the all the shoppers at the lakeline mall and the sample is 300 shoppers selected.

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