A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted September 19-20 asked 1006 American adults whether they want the winner of the November presidential election to name a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. The survey found that 624 adults agreed the vacancy should be filled by the winner of the November 3 presidential election. Do the poll results suggest that a majority of Americans think the next Supreme Court nominee should be chosen by the winner of the November presidential election?

1. Identify (describe in words) the sample and the population. What are the observational units? What is the variable? Classify the variable as quantitative or categorical.
2. Identify (describe in words) the parameter and the statistic for this situation. Give the appropriate symbol in each case, and a numerical value if possible.
3. State the null and alternative hypotheses in symbols.