A population consists of all of the members of a group of interest.
All members of the health club.
A population consists of all of the members of a group of interest. Since it might be unrealistic to consider every member of a population, a sample is sometimes selected to represent the population. A sample is a subset of the population. The sample can then be analyzed to draw conclusions about the entire population.
Let's think about our situation.
The (health) club surveys 50 of its 600 members.
Here, the population consists of all members of the health club.
