Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the time it takes a student to find a
Parking spot)of its students. An administrator inconspicuously followed 250 students and
Carefully recorded their parking times. Identify the population of interest to the university
Administration.
A)a single student that parks at the university
B)the parking time, defined to be the amount of time the student spent finding a parking spot
C)the 250 students that data was collected from
D)the entire set of students that park at the university

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The population of interest refers to the entire group about which the university administrators want to draw conclusions, which in this case is all students that park at the university.

Parking at a Large University Has Become a Very Big