1.The Deerfield Township mayor would like to know where his constituents stand on a tax break for local small business that will appear on the upcoming election ballot.To get a better sense he decides to conduct a poll in the community.

a.Describe the appropriate intended population the mayor should study. Be specific.

b.Describe a method that could be used to select a random sample of size 150 from the intended population. Be as detailed as you can, and pretend you are explaining this to someone with no statistical experience.

c.What is the sample for this study?

d.If 54% of your sample said they support the tax break, does this constitute a statistic or a parameter? Justify your answer.