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Question
In a village of 200 farms, a study was conducted to find the cropping pattern. Out of the 50 farms surveyed, 50% grew only wheat. What is the population and the sample size?
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Solution
Population refers to the aggregate or the total items to be studied for an investigation. So, the population here is 200 farms.
The sample is a subset of the population. In other words, a small set selected from the population for the statistical study is referred to as the sample population.
Out of 200 farms, only 50 farms are selected for the survey; therefore, the sample population is 50 farms.
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Use the data in the Table below that relate to monthly household expenditure (in Rs) on the food of 50 households and
| 1904 | 1559 | 3473 | 1735 | 2760 |
| 2041 | 1612 | 1753 | 1855 | 4439 |
| 5090 | 1085 | 1823 | 2346 | 1523 |
| 1211 | 1360 | 1110 | 2152 | 1183 |
| 1218 | 1315 | 1105 | 2628 | 2712 |
| 4248 | 1812 | 1264 | 1183 | 1171 |
| 1007 | 1180 | 1953 | 1137 | 2048 |
| 2025 | 1583 | 1324 | 2621 | 3676 |
| 1397 | 1832 | 1962 | 2177 | 2575 |
| 1293 | 1365 | 1146 | 3222 | 1396 |
Monthly Household Expenditure (in Rupees) on Food of 50 Households
Find the number of households whose monthly expenditure on food is
(b) more than Rs 3000
(c) between Rs 1500 and Rs 2500
