1. The supervisors of a rural county are interested in the proportion of property owners who support the construction of a sewer system. Because it is too costly to contact all 7000 property owners, a survey of 500 owners (selected at random) is undertaken. Describe the population and sample for this problem.
1. Representatives of the insurance industry wished to investigate the monetary loss resulting from earthquake damage to single-family dwellings in Northridge, California, in January 1994. From the set of all single-family homes in Northridge, 100 homes were selected for inspection. Describe the population and sample for this problem.