A researcher at Florida International University (FIU)wants to estimate the average number of credits earned by students last semester at FIU.She randomly selects 750 students from last semester and finds that they averaged 13.75 credits per student.The population of interest to the researcher is:

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The population of interest to the researcher is all FIU students enrolled last semester, as the researcher wants to estimate the average number of credits earned by these specific students. Option A is too broad, as it includes all FIU students regardless of when they were enrolled. Option B is also too broad, as it includes all college students which is outside the scope of the research question. Option D is the sample, not the population.

A Researcher at Florida International University (FIU)wants to Estimate the Average