Question

Employment statistics in the US are often based on two nationwide monthly surveys: the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. The CPS samples approximately US households and collects the employment status, job type, and demographic information of each resident in the household. The CES survey samples non-farm businesses and government agencies and collects the number of payroll jobs, pay rates, and related information for each firm.
a. What is the population in the CPS survey?b. What is the population in the CES survey?

Answer 1

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Answer:

The population in the CPS survey is

   Total number of US households

The population in the CES survey is

   Total  number of  nonfarm businesses and government agencies

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

     The number of  US households sampled by  CPS  is  60 , 000

       The number of  nonfarm businesses and government agencies sampled by  CES is  140,000

Generally population is defined as the universal set  where the samples are drawn from

Hence the population of  CPS survey is the total number of US households

 And  the population in the CES survey is the total  number of  nonfarm businesses and government agencies