Rachael has been hired by Mane, a fitness company, to see if their new fitness program is an effective method of reducing weight. She recruits 500 overweight people between the ages of 45-60 and randomly assigns them two groups. Group A consists of people who take part in Mane's fitness program for 5 hours a week, while group B consists of people who will undertake cardio and weight training, also 5 times a week. Both groups are instructed to maintain a balanced diet during the course of the experiment. After 3 months, Rachael finds that group A members have lost 10 percent of body fat, while group B members have lost 3 percent of body fat.
Identify the target population.
A)overweight people in general
B)the overweight people who participated in the study
C)overweight people in group A
D)overweight people in group B

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The target population refers to the entire group about whom the researcher wants to draw conclusions, which in this case is "overweight people in general," not just those who participated in the study or were in specific groups.

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