A Researcher Must Identify a Target Population Before Engaging in Sampling

question 72

Multiple Choice

A researcher must identify a target population before engaging in sampling. What is the target population?

• A) the group of people whose behavior they wish to change
• B) the group of people from whom they will gather data
• C) the group of people least often studied in the past
• D) the larger group of people about whom they wish to generalize

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