The president of a national soccer fan club, Abdul, wants to determine if the club's 10,000 members are in favor of using club dues to make a new online video to support their team in the upcoming championship. He assigns a number to each member and uses a random number generator to choose 250 members to survey. 1. Identify the population and sample.

The population in this scenario consists of all 10,000 members of the national soccer fan club, as they are the complete group whose opinion Abdul wishes to gauge regarding the use of club dues. The sample, on the other hand, is the 250 members selected by the random number generator, which represents a subset of the entire population used to draw conclusions about the club's overall sentiment. When conducting surveys like this, it’s essential to ensure that the sample is truly random to avoid biases. Common mistakes include inadvertently favoring certain groups or not reaching out to members who might not respond to online surveys, which could skew the results. Abdul should consider using multiple methods to achieve a more representative sample!