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To find the population, sample, individuals, and variables from given study.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A truckload of apples arrives at an apple juice production plant. The plant's quality control team selects three large buckets of apples from various locations within the truck. These apples are inspected carefully. Based on inspection results, the entire truckload is either accepted or rejected by the plant. Identify the population, sample, individuals, and variable(s) in this setting.
First need to understand about sample and population.
Population: It is the set of all the possible individuals possessing the characteristic of interest in a study.
Sample: It is the subset of population on which, the actual study performed and from which, the necessary measurements are taken.
In given study,
Population: Truckloads which consists of buckets of apples.
Sample: The three large buckets of apples.
Individual: The apples.
Variables: Weight, size, color, quality of the apples.
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