The collection of elements or objects that possess the information the researcher seeks and about which the researcher will make inferences is called the ________.
A) target population
B) census
C) element
D) incident
E) intended abstract

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The target population refers to the specific group of individuals or objects that possess the information the researcher is interested in studying. The other options are not the most accurate descriptions of this concept - a census refers to a systematic collection of data from all members of a population, an element refers to a single member of a population, an incident refers to a specific occurrence being studied, and intended abstract is not a commonly used research term.

The Collection of Elements or Objects That Possess the Information