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Chapter 4: Q. 2 (page 236)

Student archaeologists An archaeological dig turns up large numbers of pottery shards,

broken stone tools, and other artifacts. Students working on the project classify each

artifact and assign a number to it. The counts in different categories are important for

understanding the site, so the project director chooses 2%of the artifacts at random and

checks the students鈥� work. Identify the population and the sample.

Short Answer

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Population: Pottery shards discovered during the dig.

Sample:Two percent of ceramic shards

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Given information

We have to find the population and the sample

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Explanation

A sample survey picks a group of people from a larger group of people about whom we wish to learn more.

Pottery shards discovered during the dig.

Two percent of ceramic shards are verified as a sample.

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