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
Population: The population in this scenario is all 225 players in the softball league.
Sample: The sample in this scenario is the 45 players that Maritza chooses to ask about playing basketball.
Size of Population: 225 players
Size of Sample: 45 players
Therefore, the size of the population is 225 and the size of the sample is 45.