Researchers Suspect That the Average Number of Units Earned Per

question 53

Multiple Choice

Researchers suspect that the average number of units earned per semester by college students is rising.A researcher at Calendula College wishes to estimate the number of units earned by students during the spring semester at Calendula.To do so,he randomly selects 100 student transcripts and records the number of units each student earned in the spring term.He found that the average number of semester units completed was 12.96 units per student.Identify the population of interest to the researcher.

• A)All Calendula College students.
• B)All college students.
• C)All Calendula College students enrolled in the spring.
• D)All college students enrolled in the spring.

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Definitions:

Energy Flow

Energy flow describes the movement of energy through an ecosystem, from primary producers through various consumers, and ultimately to decomposers.

Ecosystem

An ecological community comprising both living organisms and their physical surroundings that interact with each other.

Physical Environment

refers to all the physical and abiotic factors that surround and affect the survival and development of organisms, such as water, air, temperature, and geography.

Ecosystem

A community of living organisms in conjunction with the non-living components of their environment, interacting as a system.