Maritza plays in a softball league. She wants to know about how many players in the league also play basketball. Because there are 225 players in the league, she chooses the names of 45 of the players and asks them whether they also play basketball. Describe the population and the sample. What is the size of the population, and what is the size of the sample? Show your work.(2 points)
The population in this scenario is the entire softball league, which consists of 225 players. The sample is the group of 45 players Maritza chooses to ask about their basketball playing habits.
Population size: 225
Sample size: 45
Population: 225 players
Sample: 45 players