McGraw-Hill is planning a study of educator preferences to determine the needs of college instructors.Because of the number of college instructors,McGraw-Hill will select a portion of the target population,known as a(n)_____,to participate in the study.
A) element
B) sample
C) sampling frame
D) census
E) extent

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A sample is a subset of the target population selected for a study. In this case, because of the large number of college instructors, McGraw-Hill will select a portion (sample) of the population to participate in the study rather than attempting to survey the entire population (census). An element is an individual unit of a population, a sampling frame is a list of all the units in a population, and extent is not a relevant term in this context.

McGraw-Hill Is Planning a Study of Educator Preferences to Determine