A representative sample is any sample of the population a sample that only includes certain groups in the population a sample that includes everyone in the population a sample that matches certain characteristics in the whole population
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Explain the relation between a population and a sample. What characteristics should a sample have to be representative of the population?
Adi S.
all of the following are important characteristics of a sampling EXCEPT: Every member of the population could have an equally likely chance of being selected. It should have the same characteristics as the population being represented. It should account for every, single individual in the population. All members of the population may be assigned a numerical value and then could be selected as part of the sampling by a method such as, "every 3rd member."
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