Statistics seeks to use information about variables or relationships from a statistical study (sample) to draw conclusions about what is true for the entire population from which the sample was chosen...Statistics seeks to use information about variables or relationships from a statistical study (sample) to draw conclusions about what is true for the entire population from which the sample was chosen. In this section, we will look at how we can create a sampling plan so that the sampling is carried out in such a way that the sample really does represent the population of interest.