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Define a population that may have been used and explain how the sample might have been selected.Time magazine reported that $83 \%$ of people with household earnings over $\$ 200,000$ have a bachelor's degree.
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In this case, the population could be all people in the United States who earn over $200,000 a year. This is based on the assumption that Time magazine, being a predominantly U.S. publication, is referring to U.S. households. Show more…
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