© 2004 Cayman Business
Systems
Rev:
Pre-G3 - Rendered Thursday,
February 12, 2004
Slide 19
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8-Disciplines Problem Solving
Universe, Populations & Samples





Population:
The set of objects of interest.
Sample:
A
subset of objects taken from the population.
Randam Sample:
All possible
samples of the same size have an equal
chance of occuring.

Universe:
The collection of all elements.