A representative sample is a subset of the population that reflects the characteristics of the population. The precision of the sample results depends on the size of the sample, not the size of the po...A representative sample is a subset of the population that reflects the characteristics of the population. The precision of the sample results depends on the size of the sample, not the size of the population. We draw a conclusion about the population on the basis of the sample. The size of the population does not affect the accuracy of a random sample as long as the population is large.
