Maritza plays in a softball league. She wants to know about how many players in the league also basketball. Because there are 225 players in the league, she chooses the names of 45 of the players and asks them whether they also play basketball. Describe the population and the sample. What is , the size of the population, and what is the size of the sample? Show your work.
Population: All 225 players in the softball league
Sample: 45 players chosen by Maritza to ask whether they also play basketball
Size of the population, N = 225
Size of the sample, n = 45
Maritza chose 45 players out of the total 225 players in the league for her sample.