Question

Sampling stuffed envelopes A large retailer prepares its customers’

monthly credit card bills using an automatic machine that folds the bills, stuffs them into

envelopes, and seals the envelopes for mailing. Are the envelopes completely sealed?

Inspectors choose $40$envelopes at random from the $1000$stuffed each hour for visual

inspection. Identify the population and the sample.

Short answer

Population: all local businesses.

Sample : $40$.

Step-by-step solution

Given information

We have to find the population and sample.

Explanation

A sample survey picks a group of people from a larger group of people about whom we wish to learn more.

Population: all local businesses.

Sample : $40$.