The Environmental Protection Agency took soil samples at 16 locations near a former industrial waste dump and
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a) The population
b) The population parameter of interest
c) The sampling frame
d) The sample
e) The sampling method, including whether or not randomization was employed
f) Any potential sources of bias you can detect and any problems you see in generalizing to the population of interest
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