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123654777 · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

Decide if the sample is representative (or not) of the population for the question of interest. What is the average daily number of hours of sleep over a one year period? Sample: Hours of sleep for 100 randomly selected students the night before an exam. Population: All students in the university.
a. Representative
b. Not representative

Question 2

Decide if the sample is representative (or not) of the population for the question of interest. What is the average number of letters on a page in Webster's unabridged dictionary? Sample: The first page for each of the 26 letters in the alphabet. Population: All pages in the dictionary.
a. Representative
b. Not representative