Population
All definitions of the population start with a definition of an individual, the elementary units about which inferences are to be drawn. The population is then the collection or aggregation of the individuals or other elements about which inferences are to be made.
In statistical usage, a population is any finite or infinite collection of individual elements. That inferences are to be made to the collection of individuals is implied by this definition. The term universe is also used in statistics for infinite or hypothetically infinite set of elements.
In survey usage, a population is strictly a finite collection of the units from which information is sought in the survey, with additional specification. The term universe is avoided, because it implies the infinite and hypothetical; survey research ...
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Reader's Guide
Ethical Issues In Survey Research
Measurement - Interviewer
Measurement - Mode
Measurement - Questionnaire
Measurement - Respondent
Measurement - Miscellaneous
Nonresponse - Item-Level
Nonresponse - Outcome Codes And Rates
Nonresponse - Unit-Level
Operations - General
Operations - In-Person Surveys
Operations - Interviewer-Administered Surveys
Operations - Mall Surveys
Operations - Telephone Surveys
Political And Election Polling
Public Opinion
Sampling, Coverage, And Weighting
Survey Industry
Survey Statistics
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