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We want to know what the most popular sports brand in school is. What is the population?

• Everybody in the school

• Everyone in the MYP

• All grade 6 students

• All boys in school

We want to know what the most popular sports brand at Raha is. Which of the following would be a sample?

• Everybody in the school

• Everyone in Abu Dhabi

• All the students in grade 6

• All students at Yasmina College

Mata wanted to know what the favorite movie was in all of grade 6, so he asked everybody in 6B.

• Sample

• Census

Mira wanted to know what was the most popular restaurant in the UAE so she asked all her friends what their favorite restaurant was.

• Sample

• Census

Osman wanted to know what the favorite movie was amongst PYP students so he asked everyone in the PYP.

• Census

• Sample

Why is a census better than a sample

• Because it's cheap

• Because it is 100% accurate - you have asked everyone.

• Because it's quicker

In which situation below would a census be a good idea?

• To find exact information about the population of a country

• To find out what type of food cats prefer

• To get a general idea of the type of games people like