Of the 4,000 students at Meridian Community College,300 were surveyed regarding their views on the menu at the college cafeteria.All of the students at Meridian Community College would be the
A) sample.
B) experimental group.
C) population.
D) control group.

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The population refers to the entire group of individuals that the researchers or statistician wants to study or understand. In this case, the population is all the students at Meridian Community College, which is the group of interest. The 300 students who were surveyed regarding their views on the menu at the college cafeteria represent a sample from the larger population.

Of the 4,000 Students at Meridian Community College,300 Were Surveyed