For 50 pints scientists often take a sample of a population or object to use in an experiment. this sample is intended to represent the whole population or object from which it is taken. in general, a. the larger the sample, the more accurately it represents the whole. b. the smaller the sample, the more accurately it represents the whole. c. the size of the sample does not affect how accurately the sample represents the whole. d. 99% of the whole should be taken as a sample.