What is the sample? – InterviewSolution

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1.	What is the sample?
Answer» A sample is a set of data collected from a statistical population by a defined procedure. The elements of a sample are called sample size or sample points. Samples are collected and statistics are calculated from the samples so that one can make inferences from the sample to the population.

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