Question

Identify population and sample for each of the following research questions:

1) The effect of smoking during pregnancy on newborn health.

Population:

Sample:

2) The effect of early childhood programs on children health outcome from low income families.

Population:

Sample:

3) The effect of a new birth control method on fertility rate among women.

Population:

Sample:

4) The effect of negative political campaigns on the outcome of presidential election.

Population:

Sample:

5) The effect of Michelle Obama’s campaign “Let’s Move!” on childhood obesity.

Population:

Sample:

Answer 1

We know that the population is a large group consisting with common character. similarly, sample is the subset of the population.

1.

Population:- All the pregnant women who have smoking habit

Sample:- New born babies of smoking and non-smoking mothers.

2.

Population:- All the childhood programs

Sample: Children from low income families

3.

Population:-Fertility rate among women

Sample:- Usage of new birth control among women

4.

Population:- Different kinds of campaign among political parties

Sample:-Select one or two campaign strategy of the political parties

5.

Population:- The total childhood obesity

Sample:-Beneficiaries of lets move campaign