Most analysts focus on the cost of Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)fees as the way to measure the cost of a university education.But incidentals,such as textbook costs,are rarely considered.A researcher at the University of Adelaide wishes to estimate the textbook costs of first-year students at the University.To do so,she monitored the textbook cost of 250 first-year students and found that their average textbook cost was $300 per semester.
-Identify the population of interest to the researcher.
A) All first-year University of Adelaide students.
B) All University of Adelaide students.
C) All university students.
D) The 250 students that were monitored.

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The population of interest to the researcher is all first-year University of Adelaide students because the researcher specifically monitored the textbook cost of first-year students at the University of Adelaide. Therefore, option A is the best choice. Option B is too broad, as it includes all students at the University of Adelaide, not just first-year students. Option C is even broader, as it includes all university students, not just those at the University of Adelaide. Option D is only the sample that the researcher observed and is not representative of the entire population of interest.

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