The principal at the elementary school decides to give a pre…
The principal at the elementary school decides to give a presentation regarding the performance of the 2nd grade classes on the math test. However, all classes, except for Ms. Jones’ class, forgot to take the test. The principal believes that Ms. Jones’ class is representative of all of the 2nd grade classes, so she decides to use the data from Ms. Jones’ class to estimate the performance of all 2nd grade students. Is the principal using Ms. Jones’ class as a sample or population? Explain your answer.