Most Analysts Focus on the Cost of Tuition as the Way

Most analysts focus on the cost of tuition as the way to measure the cost of a college education. But incidentals, such as textbook costs, are rarely considered. A researcher at Drummand University wishes to estimate the textbook costs of first-year students at Drummand. To do so, she monitored the textbook cost of 250 first-year students and found that their average textbook cost was $300 per semester. Identify the population of interest to the researcher.

A) all Drummand University students
B) all college students
C) the 250 students that were monitored
D) all first-year Drummand University students