2010 Census Data – Population and Sample

Determine if a sample is a fair representation of the population. The total US population for 3 successive years (1840-1860) are: – 17.1 million – 23.2 million – 31.4 million. Speculate what you think the total population is for the next year based on the given information. Total population for the next year (1870) _____ ................
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