Researchers suspect that the average number of units earned per semester by college students is rising.A researcher at Calendula College wishes to estimate the number of units earned by students during the spring semester at Calendula.To do so,he randomly selects 100 student transcripts and records the number of units each student earned in the spring term.He found that the average number of semester units completed was 12.96 units per student.Identify the population of interest to the researcher.
A)All Calendula College students.
B)All college students.
C)All Calendula College students enrolled in the spring.
D)All college students enrolled in the spring.

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The population of interest to the researcher is all Calendula College students enrolled in the spring, as the researcher is specifically interested in estimating the number of units earned during the spring semester at Calendula College. Options A and B are too broad, as they include students from all semesters and all colleges, respectively. Option D is too broad as it includes all college students enrolled in the spring, regardless of the college they attend.

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