Which of the following represents a population and a sample from that population?
A) Attendees at a sporting event, and those who purchased popcorn at said sporting event
B) Full-time employees at a marketing firm, and temporary summer interns at the marketing firm
C) Seniors at Boston College and students in a first-semester business statistics course
D) Stocks available on the NYSE and stocks on the NASDAQ

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Attendees at a sporting event form a population, and those who purchased popcorn at the event are a subset of that population, making them a sample. The other options do not correctly distinguish between a population and a sample from that population.

Which of the Following Represents a Population and a Sample