Distinguish between a sample and a population by identifying the population in this scenano You are studying the average earnings of professional athletes in the US and Canada. Which is the population? (1 point)
• professional baseball players in the U.S. and Canada
• professional tennis players in the US and Canada
• professional athletes in the U.S. and Canada
• female professional athletes in the U.S. and Canada
The population in this scenario is professional athletes in the US and Canada.
A population refers to the entire group that is the target of a study, while a sample is a subset of the population that is chosen to represent the whole. In this case, the population includes all professional athletes in the US and Canada, while a sample would be a smaller group of professional athletes chosen to represent the population.