Surveys are intended to make inferences about a whole population based on a sample's responses to questions.

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This is correct. Surveys are typically designed to gather data from a sample of a population, and then use statistical methods to make educated guesses or predictions about what the entire population might think or feel on a particular issue or topic based on the patterns seen in the sample.

Surveys Are Intended to Make Inferences About a Whole Population