Question 1.81

73. Worst Tornadoes. Refer to Exercise 71 to answer the following questions.

  1. Do the data in the table represent a sample or a population?
  2. Could these data be considered a representative sample of the number of annual tornado deaths for all years? Explain.

1.2.73

(a) Sample (b) No, only the five tornadoes with the highest death toll are included.