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1.	What is the population?
Answer» A population is a set of similar items or events which is of interest to some question or experiment. A population can be specific or vague. Examples of population defined vaguely include the number of newborn babies in Tamil Nadu, a total number of tech startups in India, the average height of all exam candidates, mean weight of taxpayers in Chennai, etc. Examples of population defined specifically include a number of fans produced in a particular factory, the number of students in a class, the number of boys and girls in a tuition center, etc.

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