A community is considering raising funds to pay for improvements to the community swimming pool. To measure the level of interest, community leaders went door-to-door in a few neighborhoods and interviewed residents. Of the 230 residents contacted, 157 support raising funds to pay for improvements. Which of the following represents the sample in this setting?

The sample is the group actually selected and interviewed to gather information. Here, community leaders contacted and interviewed 230 residents, so the sample is the 230 residents who were interviewed. The 157 residents who support raising funds are only the subset of the sample who gave a particular response.

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