MAT FPX2001 Assessment5 1.docx Running head: EVALUATING STUDIES

MAT FPX2001   Assessment5 1.docx  Running head: EVALUATING STUDIES                                                                                     1  MAT FPX2001  Capella University   1.   What was the purpose of the poll? Write a brief summary. Include the title and link to the article within your summary.  Title: Americans' Confidence in Their Finances Has Mostly Recovered  https://news.gallup.com/poll/349241/americans-confidence-finances-mostly-  recovered.aspx  The purpose of this poll was to determine how satisfied individuals in the U.S. are with there current financial state compared to the past years.  2.   What were the population and sample? Why is this sample appropriate for the population? What was the sample size? Was the sample size large enough to reflect the opinions of the population?  The population was the United States and the District of Columbia. The sample was adult individuals, age 18 or older