This term refers to the people whose characteristics meet our operational definition of the hypothetical construct of the people in the identified group of interest.
A) target population
B) study population
C) research sample
D) quota sample

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The study population are the group of people whose characteristics fit the operational definition of the hypothetical construct of the people in the identified group of interest. The target population refers to the complete set of people that the researcher is interested in studying, which may not be feasible to include in the study sample. The research sample is the group of individuals who are selected to participate in the study, which may or may not accurately represent the study population. A quota sample is a non-probability sampling technique where the sample is chosen based on a predetermined quota of certain characteristics.

This Term Refers to the People Whose Characteristics Meet Our