In order to estimate the attention level of college undergraduates in the United States, a psychologist measures the attention span of the undergraduates at a local university. The undergraduates at the local university are a _________.
A) parameter
B) population
C) sample
D) statistic

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A sample is a subset of a population from which data is collected and analyzed. The undergraduates at the local university represent only a portion of the entire population of college undergraduates in the United States, which makes them a sample. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

In Order to Estimate the Attention Level of College Undergraduates