A researcher identifies college students as a group of interest to test her hypothesis.She then identifies a few local college students and selects a small group of local college students to be observed.In this example,the sample is:
A) not clearly identified.
B) all college students.
C) the few local college students.
D) the small group of college students who are observed.

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The sample refers to the specific group of individuals from the larger population who are actually observed or tested in a study. In this case, the sample is the small group of college students who are observed.

A Researcher Identifies College Students as a Group of Interest